clearly; distinctly; vividly
already; now; no longer; not any more
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
man; male; masculine gender
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one-by-one; separately; in detail
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to tower above; to stand out
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to sniff out; to get wind of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be born; to come into the world
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
historic; historical; traditional
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
rather; better; instead; if anything
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to