attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
first part of a poem or verse
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
chief; main; principal; important
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
proposal; offer; request; application
critic; reviewer; commentator
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally