lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
electricity; (electric) light
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
famous haiku poet; the poet Basho
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to install; to equip; to mount
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate