good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
here and there; in places
autumn breeze; fall breeze
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
appearance and disappearance
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
old age; old person; the old; the aged
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
head (of cabbage, lettuce, etc.); forming a head; coming to a head
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
reason; cause; circumstances
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting