pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this occasion; at this time; now
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
preface; foreword; introduction
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
superior; excellent; fine
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Monk Kisen (Heian period poet)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the deceased; the departed
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
many nights; hundred nights