talk; story; conversation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
witnessing; observing; sighting
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
auspicious sign; good omen
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
wine shop; liquor store; pub; heavy drinker
night and day; all the time
all things in nature; the whole creation
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
last night; yesterday evening
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
work; business; company; study
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed