trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
number of votes obtained (polled)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)
number of votes polled; poll votes
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
though one didn't intend (expect) to
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
coronation ceremony; enthronement
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to be muddy; to be slushy
to refuse; to reject; to deny
as far as the eye can see
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs