being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
premature joy; short-lived elation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
without; but if; otherwise; or else
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone