great swordsman; master fencer
to well up; to burst; to arise
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
again (and again); once again; yet again
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to change the position of
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
river; stream; River; the ... river
hometown; rural township (of China)
that day; the very same day
tenth day of the month; ten days
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
rambling; sauntering; strolling
exposure to the sun; sunny place
same country; same province; the (said) country
situated deep in the mountains
as is habit; the way life normally is
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
Monochoria korsakowii (species of flowering plant)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
small grain; small stature or ability
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve