to spend time (on doing something)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
height (of body); stature
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
how; in what way; how about; questionable
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
to translate; to interpret
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
maid; helper; help; assistance
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
alone; by oneself; on one's own
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope