Vocabulary

blossoms falling in confusion

being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even

awe-inspiring; majestic; commanding; stately; with an imposing air; in a stately (dignified) manner

full of zeal; highly motivated; very eager

refined; dignified; elegant; graceful; exquisite

impermanent (like a burning house); mutable; uncertain

as selfishly as one pleases; as willfully as one pleases

rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless

brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

scene looking desolate and forlorn

resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen (sparkling) intellect

resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen intellect

mountains rising one above another

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)

having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed; with serenity

of unknown affiliation

(a work of art being) sublime; transcendent

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

fundamental; primary; most important

achievable; attainable

in good order; in perfect order; orderly; well-organized

unworldly; supermundane; free from worldly cares (concerns)

very thrilling; extremely delightful; awfully pleasant; intensely satisfying

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

not letting oneself puffed up by one's success; maintaining a serene state of mind when one has achieved a great success

of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads

imported to Japan by early European traders

openly and in broad daylight

worldwide; common to the whole world; universal

of low character; of mean character

of noble character; of virtuous character

nonessential and nonurgent; unnecessary

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent

the whole house (assembly, audience) being in uproar

all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see