palanquin; litter; bier; kago
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
hard to reach place; remote place
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
alone; unaided; away from home
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
wasteful person; spendthrift
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
form of verse; verse form; poetic form
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
handful; small amount; small number
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
platform; home; home base; home plate
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
station square; station plaza
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
modern state; modern nation