eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
very; greatly; exceedingly
feelings; thoughts; meaning
easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
end of a line (of writing); line break
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
mixture of both culture and vulgarism; mixture of both literary and colloquial (language)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment
everything; anything; nothing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
long time; long interval; for quite some time
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
most part; greater part; majority