to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wherein; therein; thereinto
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
good; goodness; right; virtue
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
a few years ago; some years back
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
old meaning; old interpretation
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study