to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
Bokusui Wakayama (1885-1928; poet)
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
warp (on the page or cover of a book, making it splay open)
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
how long; how far; how much
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
time around sunset; early evening
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to make an appearance; to show up
madder red; dark red; crimson
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to play (baseball, softball, etc.)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)