discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
disciple; pupil; follower
several people; a few people
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
maid; helper; help; assistance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
total fire loss; completely burned
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to serve; to work for; to attend
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
as (for); for; in the capacity of
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander