to dye; to colour; to color
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to save; to leave over; to spare
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
original intention; initial resolution
neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
good family; respectable family; decent family
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the first time in the year that one wears an awase kimono
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
one's living; one's livelihood
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas