slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to lose one's way; to get lost
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
3000; three thousand; many
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move