strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
father and mother; parents
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
staggering; reeling; tottering
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
great power and high status; person with power and status
fame; distinction; rise; advancement