top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
pronunciation; production of sound
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
erudition; extensive learning
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be born; to come into the world
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
childbirth; delivery; confinement
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
celebration; auspicious occasion
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
although I say; although one might say; although called
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy