disorder; chaos; confusion
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to be born; to come into the world
while; even though; despite
people; men and women; each person; everybody
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
one's share; one's portion
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
official position or title
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
coincident with; while; simultaneously
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
such; this sort of; like this
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
(social) class; rank; grade
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
versification; tanka poetry