disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
order; command; life; destiny; fate
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
fourth day of the month; four days
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
Buddhist (household) altar
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to make a speech; to address
verge of death; dying moments
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to need; to call for; to require
using as an intermediary; through
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
in search of; in order to look for
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via