mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
criticism; critique; review; commentary
yearned for; longed for; missed
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
lineage; pedigree; good family
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
place; room; margin; scope
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
enlightenment; instruction
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
high; noble; refined; advanced
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
sons and daughters; children; girl
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither); happy marriage
to grow together; to join together (in doing something)
close; intimate; on good terms