song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
considerably; greatly; a lot
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica
castella (type of sponge cake)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)