versification; tanka poetry
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to be sacked; to be dismissed
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
speaking voice; talking voice
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
much less; to say nothing of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die