counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to begin talking; to open up
looking pale; looking unwell
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
fresh verdure; new green leaves
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection