to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to pass (of time); to elapse
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
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
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
technically accomplished; technical; polished
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); private selection (e.g. of poetry)
how many people; a number of people
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(one) letter; (one) character
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
old Kanto-area folk songs
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that