notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
review (of learned material); revision
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
school education; formal education
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
reading matter; reading material
still; even now; to this day
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
indolence; laziness; sloth
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(not) a single person; (no) one
scoundrel; rascal; villain
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering