to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to be surprised; to be astonished
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
that's the way it is; such is life
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
1000 ri; (a) long distance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
first generation; founder
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
dim-witted; slow to catch on
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk