messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
diving; submerging; going underwater
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
metre; meter; meter; gauge
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
near; close; beside; third person
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
pressure; oppression; suppression
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to squash; to crush; to flatten
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
in that manner; like that
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to help each other; to cooperate