to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
writing; book; (literary) work
particulars; details; specified items
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
preface; foreword; introduction
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
Mazu Daoyi; Ma-tsu Tao-yi (709-788)
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
path of virtue; righteousness
one day; (on) a certain day
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to thrust before; to thrust at
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice