daytime; during the day; Japan and China
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to relax; to feel at home
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
addition; increase; Canada
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
un-; non-; negative prefix
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to pass (of time); to elapse
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen