(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
iDeCo; individual-type defined contribution pension plan
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
when it becomes; when it comes to
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tool; implement; means; furniture
although I say; although one might say; although called
painting red; vermillion lacquering
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
gesture; gesticulation; motion
manuscript; version; draft
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)