mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cease; to stop; to be over
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be silent; to say nothing
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake