deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
secular life; workaday world
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
suffix for familiar person
single word; a few words; brief comment
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
what's what; heads or tails
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
calamity; misfortune; disaster
famous literary composition
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)