Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
loanword; foreign-origin word
to become rustic; to become countrified
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
journal; magazine; periodical
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to express (in words); to confess
social environment; social conditions
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
high; noble; refined; advanced
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
secret; private; surreptitious
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to name; to call; to christen; to term
suave; tactful; smooth; versatile; adaptable
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
licentious; self-indulgent
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
for example; for instance; e.g.
all present; all concerned; all of us
should time and circumstances permit
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
example; illustration; precedent
belonging to no party or school of thought
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality