this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
the four kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
something like ...; something called ...
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
silence; stillness; quietness
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be smeared; to be covered
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
regret; repentance; remorse
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
later on; eventually; afterwards
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose