to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
rather; better; instead; if anything
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
devotion; attachment; infatuation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
something superior; beautiful woman
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
brave warrior; hero; brave man
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
feminine tears; bitter tears; tears of blood
unbroken; endless; continuous
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in the mountains; among the mountains
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
mountain hamlet; mountain village