-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
writing; composition; essay; sentence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
geisha from the Fukagawa red light district in Edo (Edo period)
in comparison to; rather than
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
Kanpō era (1741.2.27-1744.2.21)
presumption; assumption; estimation
Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
thin; slender; fine; unlucky