to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
book; volume; this; present; main; head
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
older sister; elder sister
to be silent; to say nothing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
a long time ago; in those days
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now; the present time; just now; another; more
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to become better; to improve