low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
elegant words; refined diction
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
contrast; antithesis; comparison
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
supporting evidence; corroboration
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
questions and answers; dialogue
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
devotion; attachment; infatuation
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
pride; boast; credit (to)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
difference; disparity; gap
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning