idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
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.
very; greatly; exceedingly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
female private parts; female genitals
pitching ability; counter for pitches
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to step forward; to volunteer
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
the emperor's personal inspection
to be needed; to be wanted
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
corner post; corner pillar; downstage right pillar (on a noh stage)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
in order; sequential; seriatim
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare