esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to happen to meet; to come across
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
in history; ever; historical
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
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
racial spirit; national spirit
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
recovery; undoing; recall
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
as was expected; sure enough
Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation; Zen teachings; Zen
conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea; new idea
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
you could say; you might say; verging on the
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
nature; the natural world; realm of nature