yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
this and that; one thing and another
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to grumble about something (trivial)
person standing watch; guard duty
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to arrive; to come to pass
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be conspicuous; to stand out
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing