dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
Buddhist thought; Buddhist concept
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter
contemplative; meditative; meditational
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
armed might; military power; the sword; force
digression; many divergences
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
restrictions on the number of kanji recognized for usage (recognised)
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to sniff out; to get wind of
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
in spite of; regardless of
Tokuda Shuusei (1872.2.1-1943.11.18)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender