haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
bragging; showing off; pride
1,000,000; one million; million; many
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
difference; variation; difference
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
difference; discrepancy; variation
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
moneylending; moneylender
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth