willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
Emperor Saga; Saga Tenno (786-842 CE, reigning: 809-823 CE)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
prayer (for something); supplication
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
question; inquiry; enquiry
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow