to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to happen to meet; to come across
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
like this; in this way; as you see
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love