to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
face; looks; vestiges; trace
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
meaning; significance; sense
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one's own child; one's own children
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)