digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
ground glass; frosted glass
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
free talk; irresponsible talk
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
tear gland; lacrimal gland
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
out of character; unlike one
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
mountain top; summit; peak
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind