than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
first-rate; finest quality; the best
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
how many times; how often
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica)
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
wild goose; glans; head of a penis