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 be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
writing brush; writing; handwriting
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
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
thousands; great number of; variety
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
consists of; comprises; is made up of
practice; practising; experience
like this; such; thus; in this way
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
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; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
same country; same province; the (said) country
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
official daily gazette; official telegram
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae