origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
wild beast; wild animal; brute
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
horizon (related to land)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
construction; establishment
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
reconciliation; make peace with
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled