Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
personality; style; appearance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
studies; schoolwork; classwork
unreached; unattained; unachieved; unprecedented
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
admonition; injunction; instruction; message
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry