somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
condition; state (of health); appearance
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
imagination; supposition; guess
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
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)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
proof; proof sheet; galley proof
popularity; favor; favour
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire