lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
desolate field; withered field
to run about; to rush about
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
white spot; bright spot; facula; vitiligo; leukoderma
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
south coast; southern shore
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
based on; built on; made from
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
objection; dissent; protest
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
short love song (popular in late Edo period)