gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
(written) work; book; writings
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
professional female mourner; keener
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
death by heatstroke; heat-related death
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to fight against; to oppose; to face
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to stay calm; to keep cool
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
as before; as ever; as it was originally