himself; yourself; herself
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
should; must; -able; probably; likely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
singing voice; (sound of) singing
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
old age; old person; the old; the aged
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
importance; emphasis; stress
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
light; easy; non-serious; minor
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency