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[chanoyu-to-wa]

The Chanoyu Hyaku-shu [茶湯百首], Part I:  Poem 7.

〽 Kokoro-zashi fukai hito ha iku-tabi mo           aware-mi fukaku oku zo oshiuru

     [志深き人には幾度も、           哀れみ深く奧ぞ敎うる].

    “Regarding persons of goodwill¹, [we should] continually [appeal to] their sense of compassion, to instruct [us] in the deepest secrets² [of chanoyu].”

    All people are only capable of acting up to their own level of attainment.  It is important, therefore, for the beginner to be discriminating, with respect to those to whom he applies for instruction.  And once he has settled on such a person, the novice should endeavor to emulate him, committing wholeheartedly to the path, and endeavoring to absorb their most intimate and profound teachings.

    Here, once again, the present version differs slightly from the original:

〽 kokorozashi fukaki hito ni ha sen-tabi mo          awaremi fukaku nō zo oshiyuru

    [志深い人には千度も          哀れみ深く能ぞ敎ゆる].

    “Regarding persons of goodwill, a thousand times [we should appeal to] their sense of compassion, to impart [to us] a deep competence.”

    Sen-tabi mo [千度も], which is found in Katagiri Sekishū’s version of Jōō’s original verse, means “even a thousand times³.”

    Nō [なほ = 能] means “to be able (to do something successfully),” “to be skillful.” “to be competent,” “to be capable.”

    So, rather than the “deepest secrets⁴” (which, as a concept, did not really exist before the appearance of the iemoto system⁵ in the early Edo period), here the novice is urged to entreat those more-advanced practitioners of goodwill to help him advance by imparting those teachings that will help him become competent and able.

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¹This refers to someone who, being knowledgeable, is kind and generous with their knowledge, offering it freely to the beginner without reservation (and without thoughts of remuneration).  While it could refer to a teacher, the implication can be taken that this is simply a fellow practitioner -- albeit someone with a more advanced level of training.

²Fukaku-oku zo [深く奧ぞ]:  fukaku-oku [深く奧] literally means the deeper recesses (of the teachings), hence deep secrets*; the particle zo [ぞ], in this particular kind of construction, while it also adds emphasis (underscores the importance of), also renders the expression “deep secrets” unlimited -- in other words, the poem is not begging for any specific teaching or instruction; but, rather, it asks the person of goodwill to impart anything and everything that they are capable of providing, so as to further the beginner’s development.

³Which is to say, countless times (a thousand being impossible to count at a glance).

⁴This phrase is probably alluding to the so-called oku-den [奧傳], the deepest stratum of a school’s most secret teachings.

⁵This system mimics the organization of the central government (the bakufu [幕府]) of the Edo period.  

    While it was possible to complete Rikyū’s course of study in a matter of a month or two, this system demanded a lifetime’s commitment, with the deeper teachings doled out little by little over that span of time, culminating (in most cases) when the disciple is physically too old to truly benefit from their disclosure.  The Buddhist system evolved to follow a similar pattern, elevating the monk to the more spiritually enlightened status (conferred by a diploma) only months before his or her death.

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[nishinoyuuuh]

smooches his cheek ;; she's missed him

        Was that a bit of steam coming out of his ears from Yachi kissing his cheek? Yes, yes it was. He missed her too.

[volleypositivity-blog]

i just want to talk about tumblr user thanpride/oshiuru. i'm always left in awe when i get to read kelsey's writing. her portrayal of yachi and yamaguchi is always to a tee! she's also so caring and funny and so much fun to have around!! so a big shout-out to her!

[kunshuu-a-blog]

oshiuru

kind of takes a nap because he didn’t sleep much last night.

[thanbeefy]

ur banner is still the pEPE SQ UAD FRICK

DREAM BIG, YOU MEME LOVING FUCKS.

[decrowed-moved]

puffs out her cheeks & tries to copy is expression

❛oi, what’s wrong?❜

did he just irritate her? though he didn’t do anything that would upset her in any way? unless she was trying to be funny by imitating his expression. how cute; she tried so hard, but was it a success?

❛nice try.❜ , he said, his expression still remaining. 

[hitotori-blog]

oshiuru !!

❛ne ne !! did i do well !? did i !?❜

[acendatre-blog]

oshiuru !!

‘a-are those for ME !? oaaaaaaaaaah !!’

[isumiius-blog]

                                                     oshiuru

            Would you like this back? ❜

   he holds a ball in his left hand, lifting it slightly to bring more attention to it’s presence.

[nishinoyuuuh]

HC + YACHI

send me  ��� hc ‘  + a word and i’ll write a headcanon about it regarding my character.

Completely honestly, Noya’s first thought when he saw Yachi in the gymnasium during practice and realized she was the eventual replacement manager for Kiyoko was ‘wow she’s as short as me!’ since he’s used to first and second year girls being a couple to several inches taller than him.

[nishinoyuuuh]

That’s the sound of Kelsey already regretting giving me her number LOL.

[nishinoyuuuh]

        “Hah, Ryuu’s going down!”

[nishinoyuuuh]

i want the k -- oshiuru

Send me ‘I want the K’ and I’ll generate a number

15: Kiss in the Rain

        Apparently there had been supposed to be rain on and off all this past weekend, but it’d never actually come. So when a few of the Karasuno players decided to meet up on Sunday afternoon for practice for an hour or two just because they could, none of them bothered bringing anything to protect them from the rain. When they all got in the gym the sky was clear enough; there were clouds but it didn’t give off the impression of rain.

        So the joke was on them when they all filed back out two hours later and the sky was much darker than it had been. Suddenly there was an impending need to hustle home or at least close to home and all of them were putting on shoes back on and waving their goodbyes. Walking Yachi home had sort of started becoming a regular occurrence, and with it almost raining Noya would’ve felt guilty letting her walk home by herself when she had no jacket to protect herself with. For now they were walking, but both seemed ready to break into a faster pace at a moments notice.

        But unfortunately luck was not on their side as the first few drops hit Noya’s face and they were still about half a mile out from Yachi’s home. Glancing at the blonde, they didn’t start actually jogging until their hair started getting damp. So by the time they were at the first year’s doorstep, it was steadily raining and they were the same exact height (with Noya losing four inches from wet hair). Yachi offered to let Noya come inside and see it waiting out the rain would make the last leg of his now run home any easier. It was tempting, but Noya shook his head and said it would be easier to just keep going now since he was already wet and it was only a mile and a half to his own home.

       Like walking her home was becoming more regular, kissing her goodbye at the end of said walk was also becoming more common. Rain wouldn’t deter him from giving his girlfriend a little bit of affection before he left. Her lips were just as soft, albeit wet now, but it was weirdly cool kissing her for those few seconds with the rain coming down on them.

        Mouths pressed together for a brief moment, giving Yachi’s hand a brief squeeze as well, then Noya was taking off at a jog down the road that would take him home, waving to her before she was out of sight.

[nishinoyuuuh]

' can i --- ? '

Send “…Can I?” for my muses reaction to yours asking to kiss them.

        Was it possible for the libero to get any redder than two simple words from the blonde got him? No, probably not. But he did manage to get an answer out amidst the blushing. “Yeah, if you wanna…”

[nishinoyuuuh]

💋

Send me a 💋 if you ship our muses romantically, 🏩  if sexually, or 🍵 if platonically

        Legit Noya’s face rn bc he still doesn’t know if Yachi likes him back or not.

[nishinoyuuuh]

       His masculinity just took a hit. The girl he likes is as tall as him already and she’s got more time left to grow than he does. He’s only taller than her now because of his hair. There’s distressed libero noises.