miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
serious; not joking; straight
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
orphan; person without friends
underground; subterranean
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
family; relatives; dependents; household
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
right (to do something); authority; power
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)