ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
in comparison to; rather than
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
girl; young (unmarried) woman
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf