state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
outsider; someone outside of a group
management; administration; operation
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
clergyman; churchman; clergy
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
law and order; (official) discipline
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
(licensed) red light district
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
personality; style; appearance
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
refinement; elegance; grace
meaning; called; named; that says; that
armed forces; military; troops
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most