portrait; likeness; picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
old age; old person; the old; the aged
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
will not do; do not; does not
to comb down; to smooth down
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
at the meeting; on the occasion
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
one's later years; final years (in life)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to be intimate with; to befriend
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
remark; statement; discourse