seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
suggestiveness (of a poem); lingering charm; lasting impression
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to establish; to formulate
necessary condition; requirement
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fate; destiny; predestination
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
even though; despite; notwithstanding
(arch.) to annotate; to write down
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west