to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to serve; to work for; to attend
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
leader; magnate; big head
hostility; antagonism; opposition
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to name; to call; to christen; to term
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
this (very thing); this precisely
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
bulky; massive; thick; heavy