to be kind to; to treat kindly
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
cold reception; inhospitality
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
notebook; account book; register
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
writing; composition; essay; sentence
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
these days; nowadays; recently
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
emphasizes direct object of action
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
what time; (lit.) which hour
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
must not; should not; do not
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person