great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
wise man; philosopher; sage
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
difficult to ...; hard to ...
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to some extent; to a certain extent
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
society; public; community; social studies
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sacred ground; sacred precincts
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
having the pleasure of seeing (a person)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
peerless bravery; matchless valor (in arms)
your name; one's good name; one's good reputation