Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
traveller (passing through); traveler
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
journey; route of a journey
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
famous saying; noted haiku
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
forgetting; lapse of memory
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
point in common; common feature
dobsonfly or stonefly larva
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
light work; light-duty work
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
meteor swarm; meteor shower
every year; yearly; annually
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to paste; to stick on with glue; to starch (e.g. a shirt); to scrape a living
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary