today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to sit down; to take a seat
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how; in what way; how about
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
children's song; nursery rhyme
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
difference; discrepancy; variation
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
this spring; spring this year
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication