original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
way; method; means; (technical) specification
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
ability; performance; efficiency
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
big snake; (large) serpent
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
window; window (shop display)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
a glance; a look; a glimpse
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
root; source; origin; cause
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
change; alteration; modification
to come to one's senses; to calm down
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")