past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
common saying; slang; argot
existence; possession; having; limited company
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
explanation; interpretation
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
reality; actuality; hard fact
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in the end; on top of that
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
but; however; even though; even if
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses