to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
settlement; conclusion; summary
article; news story; report; account
very interesting; of great interest
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
children's song; nursery song
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
resemblance; similarity; analogy
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for