story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
Okayama (city, prefecture)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
practice; practising; experience
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Metal Horse (7th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
gadding around; gallivanting; tour; wandering; walking aimlessly
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
competing; competition; auction
(full) name; family name and given name
earnestly; immediately; exactly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
food and drink; eating and drinking
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important