people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
study; diligence; discount; reduction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
imperial court; royal court
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
in this way; thus; such; uh...
such ... as; or some such
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in comparison to; rather than
nature; property; disposition
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
folk songs; regional ballads
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)