haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
person of culture; cultured person
management; administration; operation
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
shopping street; shopping district
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway; Shuto Expressway
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
Official Development Assistance; ODA
Official Development Assistance; ODA
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
unprecedented; record-breaking
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)