mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
stagnation; hindrance; delay
forty-ninth day after a person's death
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
emphasizes direct object of action
good bye; I'm off; see you later
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
have a good day; take care; see you
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well