(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
false charge; slander; defamation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
wet nurse; nursing mother
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
birds and wild animals; wildlife
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
spiritual awakening; resolution
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away