there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to say; to be called; to do
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
reign; being on the throne
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
all present; all concerned; all of us
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic