only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
carrying out in a large group
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
elegance; taste; refinement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
line; queue; procession; matrix
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
such; this sort of; like this
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor