rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
source of river; fountainhead
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
upper reaches of a river; upstream
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to recite an utai (noh chant)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sympathy; compassion; pity
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
crater lake; volcanic lake
gale; strong wind; high wind
ponds and swamps; retard; mentally disabled person
woman; female; feminine gender
society; the world; the times
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
going west; heading westward
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for