bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
skillful tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period); poet
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to understand from experience
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to cease; to stop; to be over
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
party in full swing; party at its peak
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to flare up; to burst into flames
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve