miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
cave dwelling; troglodytism
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
mausoleum; imperial court
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
France; French (language)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)