translation; version (e.g. "English version")
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
deadly disease; sickness unto death
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
origin; beginning; source; rise
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
color of water after washing rice (colour)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
social life; social intercourse
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
Ikegami Shun'ichi (1956-)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)