vague; obscure; vast; boundless
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
uphill road; ascending road
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
village; hamlet; countryside; country
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
center; centre; metropolis
reigning; controlling; dictating
spirit world; underworld; the next world
living up to one's reputation
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to keep secret; to conceal
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to flare up; to burst into flames