savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
troubled times; turbulent times
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
remote mountain; mountain recesses
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
poetry composed on a set theme
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute