method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be needed; to be wanted
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to subsist; to keep on living
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
until now; so far; up to the present
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shine; to glitter; to be bright