devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to become empty; to be emptied
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
infancy; childhood; tender age
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
due form; official; formality
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
equality; impartiality; evenness
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
ago; since; before; previous
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to escape from; to get out
to hang (something) on the wall
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
study; diligence; discount; reduction