first generation; founder
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
like this; this sort; this way
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
road approaching a shrine
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
handrail; railing; banister
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
ultimate; final; last; eventual
silence; stillness; quietness
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
even more; still more; further
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going