second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
one's last moments; hour of death
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
is something that; is that which
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
novennial; recurring every nine years
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly