to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
river; stream; River; the ... river
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
nice; likeable; desirable
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
godsend; gift from providence
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
such; this sort of; like this
to look after (often medically); to take care of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
spare time; free time; leisure
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
Dragon King; promoted rook
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)