complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to complain; to make a complaint
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
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.
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to complain; to lodge a complaint
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
every single word and phrase; word by word
finally; in the end; on top of all that
scripture; passage from scripture
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
sales message; sales copy
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
every single word and phrase; each and every word
chapter and verse; paragraph; passage
last line of a poem; finally
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
first part of a poem or verse
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
famous saying; noted haiku
(a few) words; phrase; expression
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Koguryo
collection of haiku poems
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
lively song; lively dance
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
repetition; accumulative clause; refrain; burden
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
slab with a haiku cut on it
last part of a poem or Bible verse
first part of a poem; first part of a verse
sumo-themed song; song sung at sumo events
beautiful passage of literature
poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
ancient expression; old poem
first five syllables (of a tanka); first line (of a poem)
baby's first annual festival
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
every single word and phrase; each and every word
to make a witty remark; to come out with a bon mot
to declaim; to string together all sorts of flowery words
acrostic poetry; acrostic
verb phrase; verbal phrase
phrase used as an adjective
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
adverbial (adverb) phrase
splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
poetry form (esp. haiku); grammatical structure in kanbun
haiku given as an example
working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)
second verse (in a linked series of poems)
submitting a haiku (for publication)
phrase example; haiku example
golden (wise) saying; aphorism; maxim
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
Girl's Festival (March 3)
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
turning or twisting part of a text
lexical unit; lexical token
original passage (in document)
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)
development of a text; the second line in a four-line Chinese poem
every single word and phrase; each and every word
cognate object verb phrase
last part of a poem or Bible verse
variation of uta-garuta played in Hokkaido
poetic instinct; taste for haiku
contextually required token
noun equivalent (noun, pronoun, gerund, etc.); substantive
contextually optional token
head-driven phrase structure grammar; HPSG
phrase structure grammar; PSG
reading Chinese in the Japanese order
Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression
story; tale; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting
adjective phrase; adjectival phrase
inherently optional token
participial attribute (e.g. in German); participatory attribute
unskilled haiku poem; clumsy haiku