set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
wicked thought; wicked mind
drill (esp. military); training
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pronunciation; production of sound
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
spell; charm; incantation; magic word