fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
Songs to Make the Dust Dance (by Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26)); The Dance of the Dust on the Rafters
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
society; public; community; social studies
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
in the meanwhile; during the time
failure; mistake; blunder
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
as if nothing had happened
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)