world; society; people; the public
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
ignorant of the ways of the world
the world in general; society; convention
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
large hanging paper lantern
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
number of ken (in length or breadth)
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
though it seems big, it's a small world
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)
roppyakken (type of card game)
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism
wedge-shaped concrete block used to construct walls; square concrete block narrowing at one end
wedge-shaped stone used in stone walls; square stone narrowing at one end
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)