wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
heaven and earth; top and bottom
quickly; calmly; intently
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
thereupon; shortly thereafter
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to get thin; to taper off
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
(arch.) master of the rice field; (arch.) chief farmer; lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
so slight as to be all but non-existent
burning at the stake; execution by burning
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like