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)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
until now; so far; up to the present
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
to burst into leaf; to sprout
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to