to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in name only; titular; nominal
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
utmost limits; extremity; limit
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
even if not; even without
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
wetting; love affair; lover
to sit down; to take a seat
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
but; however; even though; even if
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
so slight as to be all but non-existent
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
wherein; therein; thereinto
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
meditation; contemplation
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
reaching; attaining; arrival