body of a snake; serpentine
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
middle of the night; dead of night
stable supply; reliable supply
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
wise saying; famous saying
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
confections; sweets; candy; cake
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
advance; moving forward; progress
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
you could say; you might say; verging on the
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit