again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
tradition; legend; folklore
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
strength of a brushstroke
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
adds force or indicates command
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously