standard; basis; principle
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
sunbathing; basking in the sun
cruise; navigation; sailing
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
division; section; classification; sorting; division
mountain range; mountain belt
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
land route; overland route; by land; overland
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
crew member; crewman; crew
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
naked eye; the physical eye
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
facial neuralgia; neuralgia facialis vera; trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism