Vocabulary

gathering of haiku poets

to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to beat out; to start

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel

mooring; anchorage

prison term

enlightenment; illumination

minor illness

deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant; brave

colon

vigorous; healthy; sound

part-time farmer

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

greens; vegetables

cutting (cloth, paper, etc.)

artificiality; pretence; contrived act

instrumental trio

great army; mighty host; whole army

major (JGSDF)

three colours; three colors

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers)

mountain range; mountain belt

tragedy; tragic event

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

novel; original; new; innovative

to partition; to divide; to mark off

employee; servant

judicial power; jurisdiction

teacher and student

small private school (esp. for cramming)

limbs; arms and legs; body

beatitude; supreme bliss

poetic sentiment

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

right time; appropriate time; season's greetings

second best

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

self-portrait

self-sufficiency