to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ancient time; age of the gods
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in addition; besides this; twice
-less; lacking; non-existing
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
seventh day of the month; seven days
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
provincial dialect; local accent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to mix; to stir; to blend
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
while; during; while; although; all; both
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
banquet or reception hall
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used