recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
by myself; in person; by oneself
(period of) a year; during an era
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
adds force or indicates command
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate