cultivator; farm tractor; tiller
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
good things come to those who wait
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
flaring up; bursting into flames
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to explain; to dispel doubts
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
the people; citizens; the populace
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity