surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
is something that; is that which
such; this sort of; like this
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
something like ...; something called ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
day of month; counter for days
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to