merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
author; writer; novelist; artist
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
common (e.g. fishery or hunting ground); commonage
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; prone to; apt to