to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
(another's) daughter; young lady
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
writing; composition; essay; sentence
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
possessed of a strong sense of duty
amount of money; sum of money
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
having no money; lack of money
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
older sister and younger brother
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble