dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
reason; cause; history; origin
one cause; one reason; one factor
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
the real criminal; true culprit
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
piece of meat; cut of meat
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to feel depressed; to be down
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
location famous for production of something (usually food)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
other side; opposite side; other party
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
longing for others; wanting company