what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
by itself; automatically; naturally
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
second month of the lunar calendar
remembrance; recollection; recognition
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
fate; chance; relationship; tie
former years; formerly; a few years ago
hermitage; retreat; retirement; seclusion
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
forgetting; lapse of memory
one of these days; someday; one day
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
(not) so much; (not) that much
Sado Island (Niigata); Sadogashima
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors