to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
existence; possession; having; limited company
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
one's own work; making by oneself
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to face; to go towards; to head towards
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
duty; obligation; responsibility
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame