to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
instead; but (on the other hand)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
delicate; gentle; fleeting
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
devotion; attachment; infatuation
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
when it becomes; when it comes to
public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435-1490)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast