indolence; laziness; sloth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
kitchen; financial situation
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
box (built-in) for containing shutters
unexpectedly; surprisingly
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
many; much; plenty; hardly
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)