seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
adult (film, etc.); pornographic; X-rated
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
classical form of martial art
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
at; in; at; when; by; with
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
what kind of; what sort of; what
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs