despair; desperation; abandonment
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
mutation; change; transition
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
separation; farewell; parting
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
perpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life; that which is made
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
transparency; clarity; coherence
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to sweep out; to clean out
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
to complete one's journey
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
consideration; taking into account
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
living thing; living creature; animal; life
degenerate monk; corrupt priest