bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
something that leaps or thrusts out
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
niche (in Western architecture)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
burnishing; glazing; polishing
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
administrative; managerial; operational
owner-manager; sole proprietor; owner-operator; one-man business
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter