dirty work; unpleasant task
of great promise; with a promising future
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
to happen to hear; to overhear
human kindness; human weakness
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
resentment; indignation; anger
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
humanism; humanitarianism
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to scrape off; to plane off
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to be thrilled; to be excited
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
to beat time; to mark time