whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to face on; to look out on to
addition; appendix; note; supplement
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
danger; peril; hazard; risk
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
Zen; entering the path of Zen
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
main temple building; nave
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
elderly or experienced farmer
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
old house; deserted house
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
close-cropped head; bald hill
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
as a child; when one was a child
slight; insignificant; small
each prefecture; all prefectures