January; first month of the lunar calendar
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch
meaning; called; named; that says; that
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
nothing but; except; no more than
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
goodbye; farewell; so long
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means