cramped home; one's humble abode; hovel; pigsty; cottage; squalid hut
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
refined taste; elegant pursuits
imagination; supposition; guess
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
dilapidated house; deserted house
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
flowers and trees; flowering trees
thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
water shortage; shortage of water supply
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
major earthquake; large earthquake
drinking water; potable water
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving