any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to grow up; to become an adult
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
explanation; interpretation
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to paint (draw) a picture
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
blank space; margin; blank canvas
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
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
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
flavor of literary style; flavour of literary style
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn