to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
various countries; various regions; various provinces
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
wandering; rambling; roaming
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
at that time; in those days
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
action of making something; -ification
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off