flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to be reminded of; to call to mind
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
semitransparent body; translucent body
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to say; to be pleased to say
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to understand; to make out