way of speaking; intimation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
together with; same; both; all; including ...
this for sure; certainly is
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
spiritual awakening; resolution
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
racial or national characteristics
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
taking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
olden-day; hidden in the past
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
one's own faction (of a party)