front shrine; hall of worship
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
withered reeds (esp. reeds that have withered in the winter)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
dice; die; baton (of command)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
independence; self-reliance
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth