meaning of a song; meaning of a tanka
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
verbal message; word (from someone)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
seniority; precedence; upper seat
crows and herons; black and white (esp. go stones); go (game)
account of the hardships one has encountered
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
gesture; gesticulation; motion
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
talk; conversation; dialogue
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
child's tear-stained face
to polish up; to shine up
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of