bearing; heading; point of the compass
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to come from; to have roots in
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
river; stream; River; the ... river
scenery; scene; landscape
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be worried; to be troubled
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to appear; to reveal; to show
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion