indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
travelling alone; solitary journey
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yen (currency of Japan); circle