to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
drama; theatre; theater; play
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
government official; clerk
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in that manner; like that
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
trees and stones; unfeeling person
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
barren woman; sterile woman
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere