savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
decapitated head of an enemy
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
succession to headship of a family
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
very loose; slowly; leisurely
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
death in battle; killed in action
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
sincere; earnest; serious
to mark the end; to spell the end
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
memories; recollections; reminiscence
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism