cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
long (time that has passed); old (story)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
long time; long interval; for quite some time
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to talk; to chat; to chatter
kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
another time; some other time
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rock; to shake; to swing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling