brush and ink; writing; drawing
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
French-Japanese dictionary
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
room detached from main house
low fence flanking a gate or entrance
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
finally; barely; only just; gradually
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to watch over; to watch attentively
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times