family; relatives; dependents; household
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
love; attachment; lovesickness
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
outline; summary; gist; basic points
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
yearned for; longed for; missed
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
scene; sight; scenario; setting
God; god; ace; king; superior person
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
how long; how far; how much
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
in the morning; during the morning
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
training range; training grounds; training area
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
study; diligence; discount; reduction
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
everything; anything; nothing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow