midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
start of the mountain-climbing season
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
Xuan paper (Chinese drawing paper)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
primeval forest; virgin forest
feeling; sense; impression
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(how) many times; (how) often
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to go past; to pass; to pass by
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce