the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
one eye; one of one's eyes
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
performance; playing on stringed instruments
memory; ability to remember
intelligence; intellect; brains
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
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)
Christian name; baptismal name
planting; planting out; transplanting
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
father and mother; parents
steady; sound; reliable; solid
courteous; decorous; polite
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); Tendai sect of Buddhism
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
expertise; experience; knowledge
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present