death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
one grain; one drop; one bead
to lie down; to throw oneself down
contest; comparison; competition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
distinguished or meritorious service
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
to turn completely into; to become completely
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
looking on by an outsider
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)