far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
colour; color; hue; tints
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
line; queue; procession; matrix
curtain; hanging; bunting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to devise; to plot; to plan
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
unprecedented; never seen before
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
shoal; wide shallow beach
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely