to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
without cause; without reason
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
common person; foolish commoner
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
wise man; philosopher; sage
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
liking (for); appetite; weakness; fondness; indulgence
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible