mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
to keep away; to keep at a distance
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
pus; corruption; rot; evils
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
tenth day of the month; ten days
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
appearance of the laity; unrefined appearance; vulgar style
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
opinion; intention; thought
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
appearance; air; condition; state; form
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work