selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to drift together; to drift to the shore
to spit out; to eject; to dump
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
price; cost; value; worth; value
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
universe; realm of thought; underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give; to do (something) for
to show signs of; to appear
ultramarine colour (color)
passions; sexual desire; lust
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
specialization; specialisation
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
offering; presentation; donation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
history; pedigree; lineage
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)