title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
letter by letter; character by character
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
exemplification; illustration; example
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
superintendent priest; chief abbot
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
talk about various topics
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
forgetting; lapse of memory
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
full name; family name; clan
something; some kind of; for some reason
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
on the street; around town; the world; the public
place; position; location; position; standing; status
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...