to palm off; to force a sale
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
mirror surface; lens surface
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
in case of; at that time; at this time
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
numerator; molecule; member; element
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
light and darkness; light and shade
naked eye; the physical eye
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
casting; founding; minting
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
denaturation; degeneration
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
offering; presentation; donation
cock; rooster; chanticleer
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
strength; power; proficiency; ability
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
accidental death; casualty
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
time of death; one's final hour; one's end