splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
contemplation; meditation
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
about; concerning; related to; -ish
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
downward glance; contemptuous look
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
roadside tree; row of trees
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flaring up; bursting into flames
fire for luring fish at night
fire for luring fish at night
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.