posterity; future generations
essence; true nature; substance; reality
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
secular life; workaday world
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to manage a state; to govern a country
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
in the future; another day; later
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
court rank and honors; court rank and honours
sovereign; emperor; monarch
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
use; utility; effect; benefit
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
superstition; superstitious belief
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright