to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
January; first month of the lunar calendar
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)