bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
selection of poems; selected poems
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
professor; teaching; instruction
Keio Private (University)
department (faculty) of literature
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
family; members of a family
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection