above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
simplicity; honesty; naivete
enlightenment; great wisdom
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
rumors travel faster than a four-horse carriage; a word once uttered cannot be recalled
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
at precisely that time; at exactly that moment; just then; right then
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
Sado Island (Niigata); Sadogashima
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
grief; mourning; lamentation
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except