full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
imported (transmitted) from China
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
time of great change; era of reform
medical book; medical journal
method of treatment; cure; remedy
sex life; sexual activities
ability in the bedroom; art of lovemaking
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
remote ancestor; forefather
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
going through; going via; going by way of
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
assistant ...; probationary ...
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
acupuncture and moxibustion
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
traditional Chinese medicine
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on