Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen); calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period
when; at what moment; what time
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
contemplation; meditation
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
Buddhist (household) altar
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
favourite horse; favorite horse
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to do together; to share; to participate in
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
chanting or reading the sutras
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
food offering to the gods; prepared food