neck; head; dismissal; discharge
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
river; stream; River; the ... river
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
scenery; scene; landscape
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
imagination; supposition; guess
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.