monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
society; public; community; social studies
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
step; stride; counter for steps
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
compilation; editing; recording
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
elopement; running away with a lover
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
second marriage; remarriage
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
another thing; other things; another man's property
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it