Su Shi (Chinese writer, 1036-1101 CE)
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
one's last writing; ceasing to write
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
chopping board; cutting board
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to lean on; to rest against
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to despair of; to see the vanity of
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
temple dedicated to Kannon
becoming a lordless samurai
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
manager; steward; factotum; useful person