to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to build oneself a hermitage
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
to lead a life; to live a life
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
troubled times; turbulent times
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to continue to do; to persist in doing
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to have an idea; to have a clue
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly