to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
knowing; (an) acquaintance
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
comparatively; relatively
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ago; since; before; previous
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
homecoming; returning home
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to recall; to remember; to recollect
myself; yourself; I; me; you