to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to feel; to sense; to experience
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
while; during (the time when)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
The Classic of Poetry; The Book of Songs; The Book of Odes; Shijing; Shih Ching
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
personality; character; individuality; personhood
training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
explanation; interpretation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the matter in question
same; similar; (just) like; equal
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance