to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment; (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
anything and everything; just about everything
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
original word; original language
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
both sides; two sides; double-sided
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
in that manner; like that
lack of knowledge or understanding
eternity; infinitude; immortality