ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
beginning; outset; first; onset
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
government office; public office
corridor; hallway; passageway
crematory; place where things are burned
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
secret; private; surreptitious
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)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
introspection; reflection on one's self
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Shishi Bunroku (1893.7.1-1969.12.13)
second anniversary of a death
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
one's last (piece of) writing; last work; ceasing to write; giving up writing