wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
even though; despite; when
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
thousands; great number of; variety
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
in a few days; at an early date
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
important point; strategic position; key point
cargo; freight; money or assets
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
short pause; short interval
handling cargo; loading and unloading
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
rapids; shallows of a river
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)