noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
passer-by; traveler; traveller
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
hills and fields; countryside
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
true character; real nature
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
remaining; left-over; excess
infancy; childhood; tender age
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
constitution; rules; regulation
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
military science; strategy; tactics