washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to be injured; to sustain a wound
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
creating a garden; landscape gardening
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
written description of one's thoughts
future years; in (one's) later years
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
children's story; fairy tale
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
blending of Japanese and Western styles
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength