passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
library; book collection; paperback book
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
room to let; room for rent
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
(period of) a year; during an era
Earth Monkey (45th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; university student in ... year
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
song performed while dancing; ballad
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
spring day; spring sunlight
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
breath; breathing; tone; mood
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle