France; French (language)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
rosary; string of prayer beads
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
immersion; being absorbed in
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
shyness; bashfulness; shame
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
polish; improvement; burnishing
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
innocence; being not guilty
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution