second line of a four-line Chinese poem
something; what; why; how
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
occasional; infrequent; rare
powerful army; strengthening of the military
shoji (paper sliding door)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)
undergoing training; learning
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
fast asleep; dead to the world
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
natural laws; rule of heaven
break in time; interruption; pause
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
compilation; editing; recording
succession; accession; inheritance
what time; (lit.) which hour
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
landowner; landlord; landlady