one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to take command; to give direction
thousands; several thousand
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
major earthquake; large earthquake
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
traffic; coming and going; highway
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sphere; circle; range; category
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to turn towards; to point
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust