to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one day; (on) a certain day
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start