song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
travelling alone; solitary journey
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to limp; to drag one's feet
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
in deep black; in jet black
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
pieces; scraps; disconnected
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
highway route (Edo period); main route
in name only; titular; nominal
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
big catch (fishing); good haul
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
richly colored; richly coloured
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back
becoming tanned by the sun and salty sea breeze
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
youthful vigor; youthful vigour
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)