to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
long night (esp. of autumn)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
at least; at most; (even) just
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
common people; ordinary people; masses
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to cause a person trouble
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
from the beginning; from scratch
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
written request; written demand
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
several hours; a few hours
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
lately; recently; these days
being very busy; busyness
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
pink (colour, color); peach