tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
awareness comes only through practice
Diamond Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
third day of the month; three days
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
main temple building; nave
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
age or life of the emperor
to be contented; to be at ease
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious