preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
first thing in the morning
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
both hands; both arms; ten
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
same; similar; (just) like; equal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
everyday life; daily life
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage