gem; jewel; precious stone
many; numerous; various; large number of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
third stage; three stages
best regards; please take care of; please do
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
Katou Hidetoshi (1930.4-)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
number two; mistress; concubine
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
mysterious power of words to alter reality
(religious) faith; belief; creed
number of words; vocality
posterity; future life; life to come
commitment; pledge; promise
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)