early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
wetting; love affair; lover
adds force or indicates command
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
addition; appendix; note; supplement
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
remote mountain; mountain recesses
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
loveable; very likeable; like very much
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
having high information content; informative
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
considerably; greatly; a lot
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate