Moon Rising Slowly Clear

A moon rises and gradually sharpens. Household wealth climbs again and again. The third line questions the idea of being full too early, and the fourth calls for one further change that makes a name.

Here the book prints Kichi, Good fortune. Printings differ on one word, with another reading blocked where this one reads full, which would make the third line ask about an early obstruction instead. In both versions the movement is slow and upward, and so is the grade's mood.

In current terms, this is steady progress with a question attached about stopping too soon. When did you last count something as finished because it had started to look complete?