fresh verdure; new green leaves
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
third day of the month; three days
door; gate; opening; title page
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
urgency; exigency; emergency
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
reply (to a letter); response; answer
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
reason; cause; circumstances
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
beforehand; in advance; previously
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate