song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
long ago; once upon a time
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
hooting; jeering; heckling
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
talk; story; conversation
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
traveller (passing through); traveler
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
beginning; outset; opening; start
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
congratulation; celebration
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
anecdote; brief (comic) story
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
comparison; something worthy of comparison
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
Japan's best; number one in Japan