faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
pride; boast; credit (to)
external; superficial; outward; surface
to degenerate; to lapse into
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
individual; one by one; separate; each
mental; spiritual; emotional
difference; discrepancy; variation
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
professor; teaching; instruction
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
the same rank; equality; apposition
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
government office in charge of court music (ritsuryo period)