propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
voyage; passage; travelling
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
Mohe Zhiguan (Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
high mountain; alpine mountain
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
rosary; string of prayer beads
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
like this; in this way; as you see
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to look away; to turn away