foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
first part of a poem or verse
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
on the way back; returning
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
chief; main; principal; important
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
proposal; offer; request; application
critic; reviewer; commentator
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
suddenly; all of a sudden
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions