to escape from; to get out
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to make a vow; to take an oath
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
god of the wind; wind god; Fūjin (god of the wind)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to die and be reborn as something else
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to be extraordinary; to be exceptional; to go beyond the limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to revere; to respect; to worship
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(carved) statue; sculpture
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
guardian; mentor; protector
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period