to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
establishment; settlement
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
while; during (the time when)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)