comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to forget completely; to leave behind
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
information; experience; knowledge; observation
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
variety of goods; number of articles
water temperature (esp. bath)
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
karoshi; death from overwork
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour