while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
long illness; protracted illness
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
fresh verdure; new green leaves
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
kozo (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera); Japanese paper mulberry tree
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
every evening; night after night
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
tears falling onto the sleeve
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
hook (high point of a song); chorus
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
calls and sounds made by insects
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)