fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia)
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
human pillar; human sacrifice
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment