exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
above all else; more than anything
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
big thanks; great gratitude
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to cause to swell; to inflame
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
Yamada Fuutarou (1922.1-)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
scoreless game (match, competition, etc.); 0-0 score