connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
intelligence gathering; information gathering
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
thought; consideration; thinking
training; drill; practice; discipline
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
quickly; calmly; intently
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend