root; source; origin; cause
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
while alive; during one's lifetime
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
Buddhist scholar; Buddhologist
to get out of bed; to show a leg
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
selflessness; being unselfish
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
the public; general public
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
suffix for familiar person
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
discussion; argument; debate
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to look around; to look towards (us)
smoothly; easily; readily
to listen to in an ecstasy
Schuman; Schumann; Shooman; Shuman
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones