attending (upon); keeping another company
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
in general; generally; usually
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
mountain road; mountain trail
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
Metal Sheep (8th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
class; heading; group; category
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
gathering spot; center; centre
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete destruction; demolition
in name but not in reality
to wipe out; to put an end to
generation; lifetime; age
basis; foundation; grounds; authority