phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
destruction; collapse; crumbling
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
taking heart; being in high spirits
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
nowadays; in this day and age
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
I have nothing to do with it
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
surface of the water; face of the water
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
cross; crossed; cruciform
control; check; restraint; inhibition