another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
dwelling; house; residence; address
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
Zen; entering the path of Zen
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
that; the matter in question
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
even if not; even without
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
work; business; company; study
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
ten-year-old; ten year old
presumption; assumption; estimation
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied