Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
human rights; civil liberties
(the) haves; those who have
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
have to do; must; should; ought to
strong pressure; heavy pressure
everything; anything; nothing
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
substitute article; back-up
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
patriotic feelings; patriotism