father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
about; concerning; related to; -ish
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
weary from traveling (travelling)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
group; bunch; crowd; group
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
tall building; the cabinet
one's house; one's home; one's family
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
in person; personally; directly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
isolation; being alone; being friendless
hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
don't you think?; indicates question
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
to revere; to respect; to worship
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower