to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
father and mother; parents
contest; comparison; competition
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
discrimination; discernment; identification
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
book of poetry; The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
licentious; self-indulgent
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical