rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold
person of letters; literary person
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
admiration; adoration; extolling
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
responsibility; duty; obligation
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
diagonal move (in the game of go)