wandering; rambling; roaming
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
haiku by Yosa Buson (Spring Wind on the Riverbank of Kema)
long ago; once upon a time
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
recollection; reminiscence
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
set; company; companions; fellows
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
domestically produced article; domestic product; domestic goods
touch of Japanese; tinge of Japanese; Japanese flavour (flavor); Japanese style (e.g. of kanbun writing, in contrast to actual Chinese)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
cold; coldness; chilliness
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)