sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
wife and children; (arch.) wife
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
posterity; future life; life to come
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
something like ...; something called ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
so; like this; in this way
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
too much; excessively; too
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
conventionality; triteness