ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
millilitre; milliliter; mL
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
long ago; already; a long time ago
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
nonetheless; nevertheless
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway