to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
reason; cause; circumstances
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
imitation of classical styles
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
place; situation; position; location
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to rally; to make a comeback
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pleasures of a pious life; entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; pastime; entertainment; free admission
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to present; to offer; to dedicate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza