low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
process; course; mechanism
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
kai-awase; Heian period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
emphasizes direct object of action
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
quarrel; dispute; argument
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
group; bunch; crowd; group
class; heading; group; category
belonging to the citizenry; residing in the people
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
undivided attention; concentration
to join (a group); to join companions
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.