diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
taste; liking; preference
religious exultation; ecstasy
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)