to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
both; both sides; both parties
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hide; to keep to oneself
in that way; thus; so; so?
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
all; entire; whole; altogether
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
originally; by nature; from the start
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
author unknown; anonymous
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
that; the matter in question
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
while; even though; despite
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after