Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
ocean transportation; importation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
treatise on painting; essay on painting; theory of painting
appreciation; admiration; enjoyment
painting (as a profession); being a painter; achievements as a painter; one's works
landscape artist; landscape painter; landscapist
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
everything; anything; nothing
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
transparency; clarity; coherence
regardless of; irrespective of
going west; heading westward
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
righteousness; justice; right