life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
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
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection