(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
autumn; fall; withering of the grass
in one's own way or style
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
height of summer; hottest part of summer
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
western mountains; mountains to the west; Nishiyama (western area of Kyoto)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
Atomic Energy Research Institute
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
third grade; third class; tertiary
preparatory course; preparatory department
second grade; second class; secondary
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
humanities and social sciences; liberal arts; faculty of humanities; school of liberal arts
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
one's younger sister and her husband
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
meteorological observatory
branch office; agency; sub-branch
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko