wild land; wasteland; wilderness
rocky outcrop; jumble of rocks
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
converting someone (gently) to Buddhism; proselytization
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
from the viewpoint of; according to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to begin to know; to know for the first time
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
at least; at most; (even) just
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish