completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
feather; plume; plumage; down
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to leave; to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
common reed (Phragmites australis)
mountain hamlet; mountain village
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious