kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to be worried; to be troubled
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(written) work; book; writings
hearing; understanding; learning; being informed
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
explanation; interpretation
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to shine out far and wide
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
spring water; clear (pure) water
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition