explanation; interpretation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
is something that; is that which
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wherein; therein; thereinto
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
form of verse; verse form; poetic form
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...