meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
emphasizes direct object of action
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
congratulation; celebration
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
surroundings; environs; circumference
supply; provision; raising; procurement
movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt