simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
compilation; editing; recording
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
influence (on someone); inspiration
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
nature; property; disposition
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
meaning; significance; sense
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
reason; cause; circumstances
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
(arch.) to annotate; to write down