free from worldly or worthless thoughts
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
correction; rectification; mending; repair
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
yearning; longing for; deep affection
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
temple dedicated to Kannon
bright red; crimson lotus flower
going west; heading westward
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
travelling alone; solitary journey
various countries; various regions; various provinces
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to arrive home; to return
absence; disregard; indifference
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore