Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
1000 ri; (a) long distance
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
villager; village folk; countryfolk
half a ri (distance measure)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
potassium; potash; potassium carbonate
mid-Edo period Imari ware
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
Imari ware; Imari porcelain
large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
very far away; the heavenly shores
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; (lit.) consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90
administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom
language used in red-light districts during the Edo period
vast expanse of fertile land
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world
Kirikirijin (1981 satirical novel by Inoue Hisashi)
a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
Sanrizuka Struggle; campaign against the construction of Narita airport
being far away across mountains and rivers
(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
jōri system of land subdivision in ancient Japan
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation
ballad; folk song; popular song
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
village; hamlet; gate at the entrance to a village; village gate
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
caustic potash; potassium hydroxide
province-district-neighbourhood administrative divisions (ritsuryō system)
Kurihama Special Needs School (older name style)
slow and steady wins the race; little by little, one goes far; consistency is key
military expedition deep into enemy territory
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
township-neighbourhood system; system in use between 715-740 CE which redefined the province-district-neighbourhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighbourhoods each
limitless expanse of clouds and smoke
Wanli Crab (brand name for crab caught in the Wanli district of Taiwan)
chogori; jeogori; short jacket traditionally worn by Koreans
northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus); green plover; pewit; peewit
gray-headed lapwing (Microsarcops cinereus); grey-headed lapwing
if you visit the toilet while traveling, you will fall behind your fellow travelers; (lit.) one chō for a piss, one ri for a shit