inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
tool; implement; means; furniture
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
vagina; love-making technique
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
railroad; railway; rail transport
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
humanity; sidewalk; footpath
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
flight path of a butterfly
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
mountain road; mountain trail
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
humanity; sidewalk; footpath
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
road approaching a shrine
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
a person of high morals; a Taoist
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
respiratory tract; air duct
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
morality; moral principles
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
mountain trail; path up a mountain
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Asura realm; scene of carnage
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
service road; frontage road
on the road; side of the road; roadside
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
hungry ghost (preta) realm
male homosexuality; pederasty
male homosexuality; pederasty
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
prefectural office (Hokkaido)
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
supply line; supply of provisions
the way of karate; karate
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
city road; municipal road
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
cableway; ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
(artistic) accomplishments
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
wrong course; evil course
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
straight path (that people should take); straight road
the seven districts of ancient Japan
the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
external auditory canal; ear canal; external auditory meatus
moral sense; wife of a monk
the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
ethics; moral philosophy; (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (study of) Taoism; Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
path of virtue; righteousness
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist
imperfect (Buddhist) training; imperfection in one's (Buddhist) training; incomplete training; I; me
the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence
false reporting; fake news
bicycle path; bicycle lane; bikeway
being good; being virtuous; virtuous person
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
(national) road in poor condition
Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation; Zen teachings; Zen
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
form of modern martial art using the bayonet
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto); Hokkaido and other prefectures
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
international humanitarian law; IHL
study of calculation (ritsuryo period); the way of calculation
outer ring road; orbital road
Gangwon-do (South Korea); Gangwon Province
Gyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
prefectural tax (of Hokkaido)
male homosexuality; pederasty
male homosexuality; pederasty
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
study of the calendar; way of the calendar