Vocabulary
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a good workman does not blame his tools
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary
small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect
tottering; staggering; reeling
clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
baby monkey
smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff
young ascetic of the Himalayas; one of the Buddha's past lives
Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)
classification of the sutras and their teachings
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect)
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes
flooding; filling; inundation; submerging; clogging
bird taking flight
spectrometer
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
fan varnished with persimmon juice
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud)
euphony
boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
main festival; main day of a festival
kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water
old housemaid; old female servant
road for persons of high rank
gate for important persons; gate of honor
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
spy