shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
emperor (of Japan); mikado
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(period of) a year; during an era
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
near the pond; edge of a pond
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
body and soul; mind and body
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant