attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
something like ...; something called ...
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
as is habit; the way life normally is
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(metaphorically) floating with the tide
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire