crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to chase; to run after; to pursue
postcard; memo; note; card
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
pupil; student; schoolchild
fifth day of the month; five days
all night; throughout the night
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate