attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
effect; result; worth; use; avail
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
occasional; infrequent; rare
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
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.
humorous flavour; something comical
common; in the usual course
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
preface; foreword; introduction
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
three; three years of age
looking over; glancing through
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
encouragement of agriculture
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
region; limits; stage; level
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
former name for makushita division
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
self-defense; self-defence