Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Kōshō era (1455.7.25-1457.9.28)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
general; popular; common; typical
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
besides; moreover; in addition
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material