to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
society; public; community; social studies
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
step; stride; counter for steps
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to become hoarse; to become husky
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
elopement; running away with a lover
behavior; behaviour; conduct
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
second marriage; remarriage
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
another thing; other things; another man's property
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation