recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
introspection; reflection on one's self
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
Japan, the Land of Abundant Rice
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
of course; certainly; naturally
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to shut; to close; to seal
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication