house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
-less; lacking; non-existing
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
confused; flustered; at a loss
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
sidelocks; hair at the temples
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't you think?; indicates question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be unable to make up one's mind; to be undecided
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
every person; every mouth; every entrance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
from out of nowhere; from who knows where