(なり) (aux-v) (1) (uk) (arch) (meaning 〜だ、〜である) to be (an affirmation); (2) (uk) (arch) (meaning 〜にある、〜にいる. Usu. なる) (See なる・1) to be (location); (n,suf) (3) (usu. 也) sum of money (used to express an exact sum on a receipt, envelope, certificate, etc.) [EDICT]
(yě, ㄧㄝˇ) also; too; (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula [CE-DICT]
是
(これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT]
(ぜ) (n) righteousness; justice; right [EDICT]
(shì, ㄕˋ) is; are; am; yes; to be [CE-DICT]
死
(し) (n,n-suf) (1) death; decease; (2) (arch) (See 五刑) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (P) [EDICT]
(sǐ, ㄙˇ) to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely [CE-DICT]
拗
(ào, ㄠˋ) bend; break in two [CE-DICT]
(niù, ㄋㄧㄡˋ) stubborn; contrary [CE-DICT]
番
(ばん) (n) (1) number (in a series); (2) (one's) turn; (3) watch; guard; lookout; (4) bout, match (sumo) [EDICT]
(つがい) (n) (1) (uk) (one) pair (e.g. of birds); brace; couple; (2) joint; hinge [EDICT]
(fān, ㄈㄢ) deeds; foreign; classifier for repeated actions: time [CE-DICT]