to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
matter is void; all is vanity
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
life; living; I; me; student
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
firm; unshakeable; resolute
general idea; concept; notion
remark; statement; discourse
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
unkindness; unfriendliness
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
immortal; undying; indestructible
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
Very sincerely yours; (arch.) different
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people