cane; walking stick; staff; wand
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
establishment; foundation
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
road approaching a shrine
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
fresh verdure; new green leaves
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Emperor Seiwa; Seiwa Tenno (850-880 CE, reigning: 858-876 CE)
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
Matsukata Masayoshi (1835.3.23-1924.7.2)
(while) holding a post or being in office
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.