to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
although I say; although one might say; although called
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Strange stories from a Chinese studio (by Pu Songling)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
everywhere; all over; throughout
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
woman; female; feminine gender
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
goodness; excellence; virtue
explanation; interpretation
nonetheless; nevertheless