being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to lose one's way; to get lost
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
diversion; putting something to another use
ambiguity (of a word); polysemy
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
extremely; terrifically; super
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
price; cost; value; worth; value
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)