to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
how many years; how long; what year
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
at least; at most; (even) just
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
stack of rice straw; rick; cock
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
fertile; productive; fruitful
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
feelings; thoughts; meaning
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to lie down; to throw oneself down
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi