without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
town; city; municipal; urban
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to bend down with a round back
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
granulated sugar; brown sugar
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
polish (jewels); cultivation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
but; however; even though; even if
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
one's own child; one's own children
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
and (also); both ... and; as well as
tanka appendage to a long poem
to add; to write a postscript
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)