to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to become settled; to be fixed
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
with these words; while saying
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
light from outside; natural light
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
feelings; thoughts; meaning