overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
hook (high point of a song); chorus
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
each party; each faction; all sects
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
vocal solo; solo recitation of traditional poetry, noh verse, etc.
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
accomplishment; execution
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
unconditionally; as a rule
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
high and low; rise and fall
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)