to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
woman; female; feminine gender
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
like this; this sort; this way
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Akashi no Kimi (Genji Monogatari)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
beyond this point; from now on; after this
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path