thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicate reason; infers some protest
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
something like ...; something called ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
confused; flustered; at a loss
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
strong interaction; strong force
hair on the back of one's head
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
superhuman (Herculean) strength
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to like; to love; to be fond of
with all one's strength; with all one's might
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
power; might; authority; influence