Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
imperial order; imperial decree
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
quite; utterly; really; completely
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
rule; law; model; pattern; teachings of Buddha; Buddhist doctrine
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
rather; better; instead; if anything
leading (movement, revolution, etc.); guiding; instructing in Buddhism; converting (someone) to Buddhism; advocacy
poetic sentiment or inspiration; poetic inclination or taste; poem-composing mood; ability to appreciate poetry
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
sublime; noble; high-minded
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
secret; private; surreptitious
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
change; transition; vicissitudes
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap