easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
every year; yearly; annually
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to push aside; to brush aside
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
and yet; though; when; in spite of
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
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
to speak ill of; to disparage