vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
group; bunch; crowd; group
dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
counter for flags, banners, etc.
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
island in a pond or river
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
yearned for; longed for; missed
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
bloodline; lineage; family; clan
treasure; invaluable person
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
strong nation; powerful country
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll