birth; creation; formation
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
birthday party; birthday meet-up
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
failing to practice what one preaches
rebirth in paradise; peaceful death
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
neglect of health; intemperance
month of birth; birthday month
enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)
release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
passing away peacefully to be reborn in Paradise through invocation of Amitabha
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
travelling somewhere to improve one's health; travelling somewhere to recuperate
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
eternity; forever; through all eternity
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
government official next in rank to the sakan (ritsuryo system)
one's birthplace; one's native place
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
prevention is better than cure
Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)
spray curing; curing of newly-poured and slightly hardened concrete
teacher; instructor; master; previous existence