heartbreak; grief; sorrow
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
sanguineness; full-bloodedness
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
decapitated head of an enemy
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
finite; limited; restricted
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one difficulty; one danger
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to name; to call; to christen; to term
one's long-cherished desire
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
reluctant; unwilling; unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to spring at; to leap upon
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position