reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
particularly; only; in the case of
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
quality (of a product or a service)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
one's outlook on the universe
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
too much; excessively; too
Hekkeru; Haeckel; Haekel; Heckel
companion; partner; spouse
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
doctor's visit; house call
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
killing time; staving off boredom
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
type of jōruri narrative performance
practice; practising; training; study
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry