all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
movie; film; motion picture
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
the opposite sex; isomerism
point in common; common feature
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
(point of) similarity; resemblance
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
student (esp. a university student)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth