Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
villager; village folk; countryfolk
half a ri (distance measure)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
mid-Edo period Imari ware
Imari ware; Imari porcelain
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
very far away; the heavenly shores
a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)
administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom
language used in red-light districts during the Edo period
a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
Sanrizuka Struggle; campaign against the construction of Narita airport
(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
system of land subdivision in ancient Japan
vast expanse of fertile land
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
ballad; folk song; popular song
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
caustic potash; potassium hydroxide
province-district-neighbourhood administrative divisions (ritsuryo system)
being far away across mountains and rivers
military expedition deep into enemy territory
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
township-neighbourhood system (redefining the province-district-neighbourhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighbourhoods each; 715-740 CE)
limitless expanse of clouds and smoke
a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation
chogori; jeogori; short jacket traditionally worn by Koreans
northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus); green plover; pewit; peewit
gray-headed lapwing (Microsarcops cinereus); grey-headed lapwing
if you visit the toilet while traveling, you will fall behind your fellow travelers; (lit.) one chō for a piss, one ri for a shit