one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
river; stream; River; the ... river
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
scenery; scene; landscape
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that