loser; defeated person; the defeated
(writing, painting) brush
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
powerful family; powerful clan
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
anniversary of a person's death
25th day of the month; 25 days
good; goodness; right; virtue
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proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
second anniversary of a death
12th anniversary of one's death
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
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being very busy; busyness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)