tips of one's hair; hair ends
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
foreign enemy; outside invader
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
else; in addition; besides
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
long hair (usu. of a man)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
perfect; complete; flawless
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
(how) many times; (how) often
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
part; portion; glimpse; bit