to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
group; bunch; crowd; group
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
failing to practice what one preaches
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dry riverbed; river beach
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
drama; play; powerful drug
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
every evening; every night
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
(giving) instruction; initiation
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
freedom; liberty; independence