oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
this or that person; anybody; many people
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
yen (currency of Japan); circle
new idea or design; novelty
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
Sukhavati; Amitabha's Pure Land; land of Perfect Bliss
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
new invention; new discovery
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
race (of people); type of person
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm