to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in that way; thus; so; so?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
myself; yourself; I; me; you