remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
inspection; examination; survey
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
fixed date; settlement date
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
blow; shock; strike; batting
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
transport; freight; shipping
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
first year of high school; first-year high school student
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant