drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
tide; current; tendency; trend
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
memory; sense; experience
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
repaying a kindness; gratitude
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
France; French (language)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
war; fighting; fierce competition
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
100,000; hundred thousand
be (that) as it may; having said that
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
emperor (of Japan); mikado
consoling the spirits of the dead