to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
discrimination; historical school of poetic thought; attachment; distractions
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
one end; an end; part; fragment
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to name; to call; to christen; to term
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
time of great change; era of reform
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
conclusion; concluding remarks
questions and answers; dialogue
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
(not) even once; (not) ever
incompetent; have no merit
craving; longing; thirsting
diagnosis; medical examination
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
to explain; to show; to demonstrate