spare time; free time; leisure
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
cannot be helped; unavoidable
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
first part of a poem or verse
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
superstition; superstitious belief