soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
Adashino Nenbutsu Temple (Kyōto)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Kotohiraguu; Kompira Shrine
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
round shape; circle; circular form
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge