thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
because of; owing to; due to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to mow; to reap; to harvest
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry