behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
suspicious-looking; fishy
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
one's land; one's estate; domain; demesne
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
east, west, south and north
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
(political) power; authority; influence
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
servile submission; subservience
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside