mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
(historical) investigation
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
first time; first; initial
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to hide; to conceal oneself
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
something; some kind of; for some reason
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(not so) much; (not) very
to recall; to remember; to recollect