first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
deep sleep; sleep soundly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
great cause; moral law; justice
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
from here; from this place
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
one's younger days; when one was young
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
weather (meteorology) information
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area