song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sublime; noble; high-minded
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
when; how soon; how long until
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
government office; agency; board
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
having said that; on the other hand
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate