preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
classical form of martial art
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
at; in; at; when; by; with
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
hateful; detestable; loathsome
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
professor; teaching; instruction
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
thereupon; shortly thereafter
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to fall flat; to fall face down
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
three persons; three parties
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
at that time; in those days
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)