improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
road approaching a shrine
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
tool; implement; means; furniture
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
railroad; railway; rail transport
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Asura realm; scene of carnage
hungry ghost (preta) realm
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
a person of high morals; a Taoist
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
service road; frontage road
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist
imperfect (Buddhist) training; imperfection in one's (Buddhist) training; incomplete training; I; me
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
mountain road; mountain trail
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
respiratory tract; air duct
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
morality; moral principles
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
mountain trail; path up a mountain
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
on the road; side of the road; roadside
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
male homosexuality; pederasty
male homosexuality; pederasty
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
prefectural office (Hokkaido)
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
supply line; supply of provisions
the way of karate; karate
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
city road; municipal road
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
cableway; ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
(artistic) accomplishments
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
wrong course; evil course
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
straight path (that people should take); straight road
the seven districts of ancient Japan
external auditory canal; ear canal; external auditory meatus
moral sense; wife of a monk
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
ethics; moral philosophy; (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (study of) Taoism; Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
path of virtue; righteousness
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)
the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence
false reporting; fake news
bicycle path; bicycle lane; bikeway
being good; being virtuous; virtuous person
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
vagina; love-making technique
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen
folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
(national) road in poor condition
Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation; Zen teachings; Zen
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
form of modern martial art using the bayonet
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
flight path of a butterfly
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto); Hokkaido and other prefectures
international humanitarian law; IHL
study of calculation (ritsuryo period); the way of calculation
outer ring road; orbital road
Gangwon-do (South Korea); Gangwon Province
Gyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
prefectural tax (of Hokkaido)
male homosexuality; pederasty
male homosexuality; pederasty
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
study of the calendar; way of the calendar