rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
offense and defense; offence and defence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet