topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
the front; honest; upright; decent
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
one-by-one; separately; in detail
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up