what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
audience; attendance; hearers
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
the whole world; the seven seas
to govern; to manage; to subdue
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
roaming; drifting about; wandering
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange