north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
children's story; fairy tale
March; third month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to keep (a person) waiting
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unseasonable; out of season
on hand; readily available
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
dry riverbed; river beach
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
reality; actuality; hard fact
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
wife and children; (arch.) wife
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
physical; fleshly; corporal