world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
kindness; intimacy; friendship
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to shed light; to cast light
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
drop (e.g. of water); drip
drop (e.g. of water); drip
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)