ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
trend; tendency; momentum
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
colour printing; color printing
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
second proof; second revision
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
first proof; first-proof sheets
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
both; both sides; both parties
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
vacant house; unoccupied house
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement