one night; one evening; all night; overnight
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
this art or field of study
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
Danrin school (of haikai poetry)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
Fire Ox (14th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
collection of haiku poems
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
preface; foreword; introduction
personal (employee); employed; retained
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
six (long cylindrical things)
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)