to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
speech and behaviour (behavior)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
black and white; right and wrong
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
troubles brought on by what one has written
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
importance; emphasis; stress
fact; truth; understanding; consideration
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
chief; main; principal; major
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine