to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
even though; despite; notwithstanding
undivided attention; concentration
how; in what way; how about
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
rare character; rare kanji
testimony; (verbal) evidence
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to say; to be pleased to say
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
guessing; speculation; supposition; hypothesis
human relations; humanity
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
rope; cord; policeman's rope
driving school qualifying test
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
baseball stadium; ballpark
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
Jippensha Ikku (1765-1831)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
reason; cause; circumstances
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus