Asuka period (550-710 CE)
literature; books (reference); document
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
name; given name; first name
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
as a child; when one was a child
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
consequence; outcome; result; blame
technique; art; skill; move
attack; assault; attempt; try
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site