the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
heaven of controlling others' emanations
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; brothel; owner of a brothel
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died
earthenware baking pan; parching pan
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
joining a political party
light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness; condoling rain
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
temptress; flirt; minx; murder of a man; murderer of a man
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat