remains; corpse; (dead) body
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
hokora; small wayside shrine
central pillar of a pagoda; shinbashira; leader of the Tenri religion
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
with these words; while saying
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
propriety; right or wrong; justice
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to make up one's mind; to be determined
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)