bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
like; similar to; same as
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
doing whatever one pleases
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to trample; to crush underfoot
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
wherein; therein; thereinto
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
only; merely; but; no more than
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway