afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
trial; judgement; judgment
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virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
this world; this life; this generation; present day
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
administrative law judge; appeal examiner (e.g. in patents)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
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a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
speech; tongue; talk; dialect; brogue; accent
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
entry; approach; penetration