opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
artificial hill (in a garden)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; red-cap oranda (goldfish); Tanchō (koi variety); having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to lean on; to rest against
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to ask; to enquire; to query
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
last night; yesterday evening
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
remembrance; recollection; recognition
lately; recently; nowadays
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
beginning; outset; first; onset
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)