Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
small mustache; short mustache
desperation; self-abandonment
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
life or death; existence; destiny
curtain; hanging; bunting
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
remote control; remote operation
unqualified; without qualifications
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
just one person; only one
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to understand (each other); to comprehend