how; in what way; how about
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
communality; community; having something in common
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
many; much; plenty; hardly
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
resignation; acceptance; consolation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
church; cathedral; chapel
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
Japanese person; Japanese people
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to put on airs; to assume importance
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive