thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
panorama; panoramic painting
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
abandoning; giving up; quitting
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
in the end; after all is said and done
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to twist and turn; to meander; to undulate; to wriggle
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst