squatting; sitting; breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
high spirits; boastful talk
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
all creation; all nature; all the universe
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to fight to the bitter end
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to hold fast; to protect to the end
derailment; digression; deviation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer