selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
espresso (coffee); expresso
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to come from; to have roots in
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
charcoal; charred remains
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
electrically powered; electric
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
regular customer; general audience; general public
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to perceive; to understand
(apportioning) in small amounts
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan