zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
1000 ri; (a) long distance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
general; popular; common; typical
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
great war; great battle; world war
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering