indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
detached; aloof; indifferent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
very hungry; starving; ravenous
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
before ... days (months, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
day of month; counter for days
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)
sixth day of the month; six days
colouring (a drawing); coloring
flowering plant; flower; ornamental plant
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hide; to keep to oneself
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
kindness and affection; love
troublesome; annoying; complicated
scroll; counter for scrolls
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland