adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
woman; female; feminine gender
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
good-looking; fair; beautiful
elegance; taste; refinement
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
man; male; masculine gender
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
well curb of a round well
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
elopement; running away with a lover
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.