main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
sōrin; finial of a Japanese pagoda
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
one eye; one of one's eyes
platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
preface; foreword; preamble
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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.
mountain range; mountain belt
mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
intrusive igneous rock; plutonic rock
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
southern alps (of Japan); Minami Alps (city in Yamanashi-ken)
popular name; common name; given name