to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
three; three years of age
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
time; hour; season; time of the year
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
desolate field; withered field
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
warming up sake; warmed sake
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
common reed (Phragmites australis)
elegance; taste; refinement
counter for (small) boats
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...