the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
un-; non-; negative prefix
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
entering a state of intense concentration; death (of a high monk, etc.)
entrance; admission; entering
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
accompanying note or letter; postscript
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)