Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to ascend; to go up; to climb
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
innocence; being not guilty
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
genuine; authentic; true; real
protest; refutation; pleading
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
determination; resolution
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
anti-Semitism; antisemitism
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
scoundrel; rascal; villain
sales message; sales copy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se