to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
difference; discrepancy; variation
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
convention; tired tradition; old custom
rope; cord; policeman's rope
person upon whom one relies
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
rather than; more ... than ...
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
roadside trees; row of trees
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
to hide; to keep to oneself
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)