to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
common person; foolish commoner
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
how; in what way; how about
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(in Japanese architecture) transom
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
coincident with; while; simultaneously
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet