whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to lend an ear to; to listen to
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
quietly; without the slightest movement
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets
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)
beautiful; good; excellent
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
other matters; other people's affairs
mostly involve; principally involve
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
mountain cottage; mountain hut; temple; study; (personal) library
free talk; irresponsible talk
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
for a while; for some time; for a period
talk; story; conversation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
to get late; to advance; to wear on