to arrive home; to return
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
your (his, her) health; image (e.g. of Buddha)
lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
worship with adoration; ardent admiration
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
somehow; for some reason or other
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
quickly; calmly; intently
with a momentary flash of light
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
subserviency to the stronger
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
such; like that; in that way
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley