mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
article; news story; report; account
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
dry riverbed; river beach
to speak; to hear a voice
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
tadpole; ancient seal-script character
ladle; tadpole; musical note
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
clear; distinct; evident; definite
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
withered reeds (esp. reeds that have withered in the winter)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
remaining; left-over; excess
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron