to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
Okakura Tenshin (1862-1913)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
along; parallel to; in accordance with
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
addition; increase; Canada
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in name only; titular; nominal
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)