extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
wages; labor wages; labour wages
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
anything and everything; just about everything
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
interval; break; pause; spare moment
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
until now; so far; up to the present
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
future (usually near); prospects
hostile party; enemy side
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
young person; youth; young
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma