haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to have one's name entered (in a list)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
it is I who should say so
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
but; however; even though; even if
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
point of departure; initial point; starting point
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
already known; well-known
fusion; melting; liquefaction