smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
writing brush; writing; handwriting
like this; such; thus; in this way
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
sleeping away from home; overnight stay when traveling
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; (arch.) all the more; (arch.) increasingly; (arch.) on top of; (arch.) despite
will not do; do not; does not
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
consists of; comprises; is made up of
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
same country; same province; the (said) country
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant