state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
solitude; loneliness; isolation
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
feng (male Chinese firebird)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
write jointly; collection of autographs
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
the same age; same period
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be prolonged; to drag on
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
yearned for; longed for; missed
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
clear; distinct; evident; definite
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)