just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pass (of time); to elapse
Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
myself; yourself; I; me; you
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to call again; to call someone back
evening; last night; yesterday evening
trouble; bother; annoyance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
senior high school; high school
unrequited love; one-sided love
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post