sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
many; numerous; various; large number of
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
all people; the whole nation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
single letter; single character
young person; youth; young
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening