very young; little; childish; immature
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
many; much; plenty; hardly
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
diligent student; studious person
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
complicated and mysterious
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
anonymity; using an assumed name
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment