house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
and; thereupon; because of that
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)