evening; early night hours
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
household; home; family; housekeeping
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is