the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
shramana (wandering monk)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
deceiving; cheating; fooling
other; another; over; more than; I; me
family; relatives; dependents; household
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
encouragement of learning
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
going west; heading westward
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward