recitation; reciting from memory
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
worldly desires; materialistic desires
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
be (that) as it may; having said that
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
I see; that's right; indeed
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
the West; the Occident; Western countries
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
nerve; nerves; sensitivity