to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
look!; there!; here!; that is
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
deity with extraordinary spiritual powers
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
all things have the Buddha nature
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
length (of an animal); body length
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
not yet seen; unseen; unacquainted; unknown
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)