to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)
young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to blow through; to blow over; to blow itself out
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
appears to be; apparently
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
all that one has; all that there is; the whole