ignorance; innocence; stupidity
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
sanity; consciousness; soberness
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
lower region; lower part; region below
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
street; quarter; district; area
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
both; both sides; both parties
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
everywhere; all over; throughout
along; parallel to; in accordance with
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
possession; occupation; occupancy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually