divining sticks; counting; calculation
conduct; behavior; behaviour
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law)
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
multiplication table; times table
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
lessening; diminishing; reducing
successively; one after another
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
village; hamlet; countryside; country
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person