to have a talk; to tell a story
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
the West; the Occident; Western countries
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
all-night vigil over a body; wake
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
giving careful thought to the future; finishing up carefully
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
Later Zhou dynasty (China, 951-960); Later Chou dynasty
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately