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pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

1

in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

5

naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

1

breakfast

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

6

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

1

sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip

1

caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

2

way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings

4

to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

13

pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind

2

to shave

1

tall figure; high stature

4

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

1

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

4

attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name

1

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

3

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

3

every night

1

staying up all night

1

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

sutra chanting

5

person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

3

high priest

23

T-shaped wooden bell hammer

3

to hit hard; to strike hard

7

wire

2

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

4

description; account

2

kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana

1

to stagger; to stumble

1

falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

is that so?

7

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

1

left-hand radical of a character

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

1

being startled; getting a shock

5

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2