sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to speak; to say; to vocalize
step; stride; counter for steps
steep mountain road; dangerous mountain path
near; close; beside; third person
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
heaven and earth; universe
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to throw on the fire; to burn
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cave; cavern; peak; summit