to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
fortune-telling; divination
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
future (usually near); prospects
just one person; only one
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
tool; implement; means; furniture
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
terrain; geographical features; topography
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
step; stride; counter for steps
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
a step; short distance; short time
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)