song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to know (a person); to think
nonchalantly; without a care
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
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
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
successfully; with success
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
such; like that; that sort of; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long