temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
celebration; auspicious occasion
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
cake served with tea; teacake
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
this world; this life; world of the living
remainder; the rest; what is left
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
powdered bean paste; dried bean paste
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to ascend; to go up; to climb
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to compete with; to vie for
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do