wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
if it is the case that ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
is something that; is that which
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say; to tell; to state; to do
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
trivial; not amounting to much
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
difficult to ...; hard to ...
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
recreation; diversion; relaxation