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
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
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
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, 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
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous