(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
calling a dead soul back from the afterlife
to come into being; to be born
night cold; chill of night; cold night
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to crumble away; to collapse
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to become distant; to recede
Iwaya Sazanami (1870.7.4-1933.9.5)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to stare back at; to look back at
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
array; muster; line-up; full force
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
finished doing; did completely
happy; cheerful; pleasant
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
skillful tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period); poet
rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)