to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(how) many times; (how) often
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
though; notwithstanding; although
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
in accordance with; subordinate to
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
late at night; small hours of the morning
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)