fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
The Satanic Verses (novel by Salman Rushdie)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
superstition; superstitious belief
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
I see; that's right; indeed
that's the way it is; such is life
because of; owing to; due to
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely