(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
feudal retainer or warrior
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to turn towards; to point
tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
how; in what way; how about
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching