Vocabulary

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

rice crop

wallpaper

turning point; change; transition; turn (of the tide, century, etc.)

shifting gears; changing gears

constipation

track maintenance

information; news; intelligence

direction; way

legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney

perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

good catch; good haul

northern hemisphere

annual function; annual event

cerebral

horsepower; hp

the world of the haiku

stature; height

combination; arrangement; distribution; harmony; mixture; compounding

to cultivate; to foster

mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary; acting as a go-between

purchase; buying; buying out

daytime; midday

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

thin film

judge; magistrate

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

late autumn (fall)

chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager

(photographic) subject

clothing

escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

shooting; sniping

priest; monk; bonze

representative

viscera; bowels