polish (jewels); cultivation
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
all people; the whole nation
co-existence and co-prosperity
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
Jambudvipa; continent of the terrestrial world
semifinal game of a tournament
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
meditation performed while walking
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
telekinesis; psychokinesis
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
several times; a few times
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food