entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
nephew (like a son); another child considered as one's own
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(divine) providence; dispensation
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
forty-ninth day after a person's death
to detain; to check; to restrain
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sense of loss; feeling of loss
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to take; to catch; to capture
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
pointing out; identification
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra