the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho)
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
opposing (a thing) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
extensive knowledge; erudition
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
observation; survey; watching
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
real experience; actual observations
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
preventive medicine; prophylactic
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone