to compose a haiku or waka / to recite, to chant

Japanese poetry, waka / tanka: 31-mora poetry having the pattern 5-7-5 7-7

matter of taste

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

liked, favorite

fondness, favor, favour

freely; as much as one wants

like to / enjoy / be fond of