ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
witnessing; observing; sighting
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
family; relatives; dependents; household
the present year; at that time
noted doctor; excellent physician
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
famous historic spot; family name; professional name
divining sticks; counting; calculation
question; inquiry; asking
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to mind; to care; to worry
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
twice; again; second time
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose