hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
five most important temples of a region
Ma Yuan (ca. 1160-1225 CE)
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
imperial order; imperial decree
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
gathering spot; center; centre
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
painter; artist; illustrator
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
Zen terminology; Zen words
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
surviving custom; holdover influence
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
Kanō school (of Japanese painting)