ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
process; course; mechanism
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
mental; spiritual; emotional
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
society; public; community; social studies
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
Christian name; baptismal name
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
like this; this sort; this way
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
head (of cabbage, lettuce, etc.); forming a head; coming to a head
Mustelidae (family comprising the weasels)
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking