scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)
completely; fully; entirely
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
larger section (of village)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
account book; register; ledger
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
living up to one's reputation
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
profound; deep; unfathomable
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner