book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
new style poetry; new style poem
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
family name; lineage; birth; clan
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
of course; certainly; naturally
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
indicate reason; infers some protest
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
older sister; elder sister
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known