short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
cave; cavern; peak; summit
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
noted priest; celebrated priest
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to keep a watchful eye on
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
having wisdom and resources; being clever and talented
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
birds and beasts; beast; brute; (dumb) animal
all; wholly; entirely; without exception
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
the Mu koan ("does a dog have Buddha nature?")