to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
distinction; differentiation; classification
libertine; man of pleasure
lovers' suicide; double suicide
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
despair; desperation; abandonment
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
mutation; change; transition
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
separation; farewell; parting
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
perpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life; that which is made
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to feel ashamed; to be abashed