to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
worldly affairs; public affairs
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
second; number two; runner-up
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
striking; remarkable; considerable
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
humorous flavour; something comical
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
warp; curvature; curve; arch
seasonal word (in haiku); seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface