to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
river; stream; River; the ... river
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage