green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to repeat; to do something over again
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); roll of cloth
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
original intention; initial resolution
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
(how) many times; (how) often
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
again (and again); once again; yet again
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
hostile party; enemy side