serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to revere; to respect; to worship
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just a minute; small quantity
self-praise; praising oneself
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
one's own work; making by oneself
Jōwa era (834.1.3-848.6.13); Shōwa era
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
to dance; to perform a dance
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
grace; blessing; compassion
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
in this manner; in this way; like this
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hook (high point of a song); chorus
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)