feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
repeatedly; several times; many times
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
if so; in that case; in that situation
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
using as an intermediary; through
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
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
first shrine visit of New Year
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
health; healthy; sound; fit
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
questions and answers; dialogue
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
silly mistake; careless mistake
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck