foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
pronunciation; production of sound
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
export; exportation; efferent
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
two (long cylindrical things)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
technical skill; ability; capacity
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
riding together; riding with
scholarship; scientific attainments
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life