field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
road mirage; water mirage
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
build; physique; frame; constitution
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
pupil; student; schoolchild
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
patience; endurance; perseverance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sign; mark; marker; marker
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except