hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
mishit; poor stroke; poor shot
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
four balls; base on balls; a walk
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
birth; creation; formation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
sincerity; true heart; devotion
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)