nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
plateau; tableland; eminence
silently; hushed; in a still manner
palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
dense (vegetation); thick; prominent; popular; gloomy (mood)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight