workshop; training course
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; (lit.) laughing mountain
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
use; utility; effect; benefit
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
four characters; four letters
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
scenery; scene; landscape
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
three; three years of age
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
short short (story); flash fiction
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)
to concern; to be related
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)