to degenerate; to lapse into
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
versification; tanka poetry
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
letter; missive; note; mail
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
worldly affairs; ways of the world
many items; pressure of business
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
while; during; while; although; all; both
lecture attendance; auditing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to send a message; to write to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
addition; increase; Canada
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
February; second month of the lunar calendar
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
every year; yearly; annually
drama; play; powerful drug
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black