brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
eating; bite (in fishing)
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
Yggdrasil (tree in Norse mythology)
to be born; to come into this world
to lend an ear to; to listen to
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
depravity; corruption; degradation
wandering; rambling; roaming
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to get late; to advance; to wear on