song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
at first; in the beginning; originally
come out!; where are you?
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to stare back at; to look back at
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to approach; to draw near
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
singing voice; (sound of) singing
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to explain adequately; to be accountable
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
leader; central personage
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
infancy; childhood; tender age