to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to become decrepit and ugly with age
rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
all (there is); as long as there is
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
leopard (Panthera pardus)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
head of family; originator
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
funeral; burial; condolence
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to take away; to carry off
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions