pebble; round stone; boulder
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
Taiheiki (Japanese historical epic, said to have been written by Kojima Houshi in the 1370s)
famous historic spot; family name; professional name
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
being out of office; lacking a title
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
family name; professional name
leaving (fleeing) the capital
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
order; command; directions; instructions
person killed in action; the war dead
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to find out; to discover; to locate
prime minister; premier; chancellor
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices; Zen monk's quarters; head priest (of a Zen temple)
to creep about; to crawl around
anyone; any person; whoever
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of