lyricism; description of one's feelings
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
spaciousness; extensiveness; expansiveness; vastness
sea level; (surface of) sea
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
overripeness; full maturity; full development
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
lyric (poem); lyric poetry
difference; disparity; gap
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
segregation; separation; independence
just because; even if; even though
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
overhasty; rash; premature
small number; few; minority
erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
social; societal; societary
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
original idea; originality
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
pessimistic view of life; pessimism
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)