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)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
lately; recently; nowadays
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
heir; inheritor; successor
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
first warbling heard in a New Year
suffix for familiar person
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...