nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
almost every day; almost daily
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
national holiday; public holiday
to rank next to; to come after
one's family; family member
program (e.g. TV); programme
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
European magpie (Pica pica); (arch.) crow
viewing something in the company of one's superior
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to name; to call by name; to mention by name
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
Kisen (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
tanuki drumming on their stomachs
flowering plant; flower; ornamental plant
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.); pore; hollow; porous; pithy; spongy