essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
belly; stomach; inside of the abdomen; one's mind; one's heart; one's innermost thoughts
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
being struck mad by love; blind love
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
foolishness; fool; moha (ignorance, folly)
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
over and over; countless times; (a) hundred times
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
every month; monthly; month by month
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
to run down (stairs, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
the way back; the way home; return trip
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter