to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
mountain field; mountain farmland
coating (esp. lacquering)
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
height of; middle of; full bloom
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
letter made from a picture one has drawn
half-length statue or portrait; bust
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
without permission; without notice
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
first sound of cicadas of the year
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise