speculation; thinking; meditation
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to apologize; to apologise
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be softened; to calm down
arbitration; intercession; mediation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
leaving a warship; abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post; retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
state funeral; national funeral
god of war; (fig.) war hero
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
discovery; detection; finding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to