university lecturer; college lecturer
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
volunteer activities; volunteerism
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
third stage; three stages
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
sincerity; true heart; devotion
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
classical elegance; antiquity
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
association; club; friends of ...
antiques; old works of art
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity