self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
true character; real nature
seeing clearly; seeing without obstruction; looking into every nook and corner
American continent; the Americas
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
department of English literature
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
correction; looking over; touching up
the study or science of religion; religious studies
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
translation into Japanese
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
criticism; critique; review; commentary
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
round of calls; tour of visitation
Germany and France; German-French
to translate; to interpret
going west; heading westward
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Okakura Tenshin (1862-1913)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery