chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
east, west, south and north
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
creating a garden; landscape gardening
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
Goshirakawajoukou (retired emperor)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
establishment; foundation
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
image; figure; figure; form; image
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
creator; inventor; developer
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
parking area for bicycles
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
group; party; team; squad; section
building with a gabled, hipped roof
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
20 years old; (arch.) twenty