(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
unbending; inflexible; tenacity; indomitableness
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
honour; honor; glory; privilege
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor)); (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method); three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana; three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
handing down the precepts
at a stroke; with a single swoop
Nara; Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)
conventionalism; old style
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
while alive; during one's lifetime
government permission; official licence; official license; government permit
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
initial opening (esp. of a temple)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood; baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism); pouring water onto a gravestone; teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
password; watchword; motto; slogan
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
immediately; right away; on the spot
the good and the beautiful
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
traffic network extending in all directions
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
spreading Buddhist teachings
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be a sign of; to be an omen for