to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heaven and earth; top and bottom
interval; break; pause; spare moment
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
order; command; life; destiny; fate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
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)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
adds force or indicates command
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to bring back; to restore
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls