to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
remote island; distant island; banishment to a remote island (Edo-period punishment)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
13th day of the month; 13 days
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
should not be; must not be
but; however; even though; even if
human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
transcendence; transcendency
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to palm off; to force a sale
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
such; like that; that sort of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood