balance beam

life expectancy / average life span

bow to the ground / prostrate oneself

normal crop year / average harvest year

separate mail

another letter

another transportation

reserved forest / protected forest

news front / pressmen / press corps

deciding to embrace Buddhism / be converted / become a bonze / renouncing the world / become religious / have a spiritual awakening / experiencing a religious awakening / religious awakening / spiritual awakening / experience a religious awakening / having a spiritual awakening / renounce the world / being converted / becoming religious / take the tonsure / decide to embrace [Buddhism] / taking (religious) orders / take (religious) orders / taking the tonsure / becoming a bonze / conversion / becoming pious / become pious