to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
beginning; outset; first; onset
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
serious criminal; heinous criminal
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
author unknown; anonymous
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
one will inevitably suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) may whoever interferes with another's love affair be kicked by a horse and die
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
interruption; interference; butting in
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
how; in what way; how about
choices; alternatives; options
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little