chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
meaning; called; named; that says; that
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
legend; folklore; tradition
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very small; tiny; insignificant
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)