short love song (popular in late Edo period)
spirit; heart; disposition
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
north wind; northerly wind
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(how) many times; (how) often
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
sleeping together in a huddle
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
steamship; steamboat; steamer
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
bow (of boat); prow; stem
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
candy; sweet; confectionary
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
garden lantern; hanging lantern
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
surface of the water; face of the water