to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
older sister; elder sister
to join together; to patch together
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to add (to); to add on; to append
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
along the road; along the way
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
import; importation; introduction; afferent
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
remote mountain; mountain recesses
to push aside; to push one's way through
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
words mainly used in songs or poetry
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to speak; to say; to vocalize
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
observation; survey; watching