head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
memory; ability to remember
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
many; much; plenty; hardly
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
at that time; in those days
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
genius; prodigy; natural gift
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
moment; brief space of time
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open