early morning; early hours; early in the morning
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
substantial matter; significant item
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
group; bunch; crowd; group
body; group; party; company; troupe
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
hedge; fence; border; limit
before the gate; in front of the gate
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to handle (a thing) roughly
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
whispering; murmuring; subdued
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to repent; to be penitent
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness