teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
large container; person of great talent
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
last month of the year; December
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
riser (in a building); rise
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
everywhere; all over; throughout
marshland; wetland; swampland
dense growth; healthy growth
common reed (Phragmites australis)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities