tool; implement; means; furniture
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
railroad; railway; rail transport
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
mountain road; mountain trail
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
road approaching a shrine
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
a person of high morals; a Taoist
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
respiratory tract; air duct
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
morality; moral principles
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
mountain trail; path up a mountain
Asura realm; scene of carnage
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
on the road; side of the road; roadside
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
service road; frontage road
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
hungry ghost (preta) realm
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
male homosexuality; pederasty
male homosexuality; pederasty
prefectural office (Hokkaido)
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
supply line; supply of provisions
the way of karate; karate
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
city road; municipal road
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
cableway; ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
(artistic) accomplishments
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
wrong course; evil course
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
straight path (that people should take); straight road
moral sense; wife of a monk
the seven districts of ancient Japan
ethics; moral philosophy; (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (study of) Taoism; Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
external auditory canal; ear canal; external auditory meatus
the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
path of virtue; righteousness
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist
bicycle path; bicycle lane; bikeway
the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence
false reporting; fake news
imperfect (Buddhist) training; imperfection in one's (Buddhist) training; incomplete training; I; me
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
being good; being virtuous; virtuous person
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
vagina; love-making technique
folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
(national) road in poor condition
Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation; Zen teachings; Zen
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
form of modern martial art using the bayonet
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto); Hokkaido and other prefectures
flight path of a butterfly
international humanitarian law; IHL
outer ring road; orbital road
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
study of calculation (ritsuryo period); the way of calculation
Gangwon-do (South Korea); Gangwon Province
Gyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
prefectural tax (of Hokkaido)
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
male homosexuality; pederasty
study of the calendar; way of the calendar
male homosexuality; pederasty