overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
on the occasion of; at the time of
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
spirit; heart; disposition
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
being startled; getting a shock
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
waterfall; cataract; cascade
quantity or volume of water
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment