to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
actor; actress; player; performer
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
Hōjō Yasutoki (1183-1242)
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
one's person; around one's person
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
exquisite beauty or charms
Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); teahouse garden
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to do over; to remake; to resume
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically