若葉風子規庵
English translation: Breeze on verdure, whilest at Shiki's resting place, I hear the bell from Ueno Station.
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| 3 +1 | Breeze on verdure… |
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| 1 -1 | The Shiki-style temple Wakaba |
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4 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1The Shiki-style temple Wakaba Explanation: That seems to be a title of a visual movie or game. Shiki is the name of a video game character, but also of a location. Wakaba is a Japanese word and name meaning "young leaf". |
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7 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Breeze on verdure… Explanation: Cinefil san is right. This is Haiku. It's maybe something like this... わかばかぜ Breeze blowing on the verdure しきあんにきく While staying at the resting place of Shiki Masaoka うえののかね。 I hear the bell from Ueno station. Shiki Masaoka is a Japanese famous poet, linguist in Meiji era. わかばかぜ is a season word, indicating it's the late spring ~ beginning of summer time. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2009-11-10 13:33:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ueno may or maynot be the Ueno station, but often times "Ueno" appears on poems as crowds passing by near the busy Ueno station. I don't know if the station had a bell telling the time, but I suppose in old times stations had clocks or bells. I didn't search about しきあん but supposed it is a resting place which is related to the famous poet. The author may be imagining what the famous poet would have been thinking in this place |
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| Reference: FYR Reference information: わかば-かぜ 3 【若葉風】 若葉を吹きわたる風。［季］夏。 http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn/208409/m0u/わか/ http://www.shikian.or.jp/sikian0-0.htm |
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