Niangniang; Chinese goddess
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(arch.) armrest; desk; table
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bipartite; in two parts; double
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (of time); to elapse
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
imperial court; royal court
workshop; studio; atelier
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
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
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result