to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
outsider; layman; amateur
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
pessimism; disappointment
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
state of mind; mentality; psychology
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
possible; likely; probable
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
only; merely; but; no more than
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
rather; better; instead; if anything
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
I see; that's right; indeed