light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
the whole world; the universe
directions; instructions; usage method
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
false reputation; empty title; empty name
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to receive; to get; to be given
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block