attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
clear; sharp; distinct; distinctive
January; first month of the lunar calendar
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
crossing; ferry; transient; changing old to new
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
particularly; only; in the case of
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)