clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
one's elders or superiors
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be intimate with; to befriend
to help each other; to cooperate
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
sitting calmly; sitting comfortably; sitting cross-legged; being at ease; being content
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
beginninglessness; (arch.) distant past
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)