to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
now that; since; so long as; because
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
a long time ago; in those days
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
existence; being; presence
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
you (plural); all of you; you all
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location