point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
something; what; why; how
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to run about; to rush about
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
few decades; many decades; several decades
meteor; shooting star; falling star
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
wandering; roaming; drifting
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
bone; firmness (of character); backbone; unyielding spirit
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
small number; few; minority
respect and affection; love and respect
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border