collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
go on!; right!; here goes!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
school building; schoolhouse
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
best regards; please take care of; please do
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
unseasonable; out of season
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill