breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
beautiful; good; excellent
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
edge of town; outskirts of a village
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by