while; even though; despite
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
daytime; position of the Sun
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
should; must; -able; probably; likely
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
until now; so far; up to the present
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sound (of a sentence); euphony
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be sooty; to be stained