to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to use; to make use of; to utilize
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to play (a stringed instrument)
to be widely known; to be famous
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to think of; to come up with
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
imagination; supposition; guess
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
already; now; no longer; not any more
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
relation; connection; relevance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
round dance; dancing in a circle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry