the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
single-storied house; single-storied building
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
region; limits; stage; level
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
1000 ri; (a) long distance
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
feeling of calmness and relaxation
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
floor broker (stock exchange); floor trader; boardman
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
fresh verdure; new green leaves