before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
Nakahara Chuuya (1907-1937)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
wheat straw; barley straw
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to temple or shrine)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
description; describing; depicting
open air; outdoors; outside
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly