valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
ancient time; age of the gods
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
first part of a poem or verse
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
start of a romance; beginning of love
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
nervousness; oversensitivity
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
trauma (usu. psychological)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover