pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fast asleep; dead to the world
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
preaching down; breaking down somebody's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
camp stool; folding stool
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to feel depressed; to be down
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to step forward; to volunteer
notebook; account book; register
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
second; number two; runner-up
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...