doing as one pleases; following one's nose
leaving everything up to someone else
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to pass (of time); to elapse
such; like that; that sort of; very
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago