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. rakugaki no koishiki kimi ga na mo arite .
among the graffiti . . . 落書
- - - - - . ran, ran no ka 蘭の香 Japanese orchids and their fragrance . * - - - - -
. ran no ka ya choo no tsubasa ni takimono su .
(autumn) fragrance of orchids. butterfly's wings. incense
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- - - - - . Rashoomon 羅生門 Rashomon Gate, Kyoto . * - - - - -
- - . Renku 連句 renga 連歌 Linked Verse . - -
. robiraki ya sakan oi yuku bin no shimo . 炉開き *
(winter) "opening the hearth". plasterer getting old. white hair at the temples
. rokugatsu ya mine ni kumo oku Arashiyama .
(summer) sixth lunar month, at Arashiyama 嵐山, Kyoto
. ro no koe nami o utte harawata kooru yo ya namida .
艪の声波を打って腸凍る夜や涙
(winter) freezing. oar hitting waves. my tears at night
- - - - - . roosaibushi, rōsaibushi 弄斎節 rosai-bushi, Rosai song . * - - - - -
- - - - - . - rusu 留守 nobody at home - . - - - - -
. rusu ni kite ume sae yoso no kakiho kana .
(spring) plum blossoms. you were out. beyond the hedge
. rusu no ma ni aretaru kami no ochiba kana .
(winter) gods are absent. desolate among the fallen leaves
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. ryoo no te ni momo to sakura ya kusa no mochi .
(spring) kusamochi rice cakes. both hands. peach. cherry blossoms
- - - - - . ryuu, ryoo, tatsu 竜 / 龍 dragon, dragons ###. - - - - -
. ryuuguu mo kyoo no shioji ya doyoo boshi .
(summer) airing during the dog days. dragon palace. tide way
- the legend of Urashima Taro and the Dragon Palace
. ryuumon no hana ya joogo no tsuto ni sen .
(summer) Dragon Gate waterfall. drinking companion. souvenir.
- in memory of the Chinese poet Li Po, Li Bo, Li Bai 李白
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