one's cherished opinion; pet theory
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
the world in general; society; convention
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
contradiction; inconsistency
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
ordinary person; unenlightened person
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
view; opinion; finding; findings
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
ice and charcoal; contradiction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago