meditation; contemplation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
family; members of a family
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
quotation; citation; reference
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
training; drill; practice; discipline
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time