(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
instruction; teaching; explanation; Zen priest's sermon
one's possessions; ownership
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
spell; curse; incantation
sprouts from a stump; buds from the base of a tree
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
remaining snow; lingering snow
daytime; during the day; Japan and China