looking on; remaining a spectator
snatching a moment of rest; dickering for time
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
surface; appearances; exterior
fact; (a) truth; realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (by a wise man)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
introduction of poems at a poetry party
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
alternately; by turns; one after the other
praising Buddha; sermon; praise (second of the five gates of mindfulness); style of Buddhistic song of praise, usually praising Buddha, the Bodhisattva, the Buddhistic teachings, etc.; (arch.) rumor; (arch.) rumour
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
inner practice hall (for Buddhism; on the imperial palace grounds)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
non-craving; non-coveting
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
monk; member of religious order
great and powerful person
supply; supplying; replenishment
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
medium; mediocrity; average