to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
the other day; lately; recently
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
considerably; greatly; a lot
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to