even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
calls and sounds made by insects
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
charcoal; charred remains
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)