to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
home; household; family; hearth
to care for someone; to look after someone
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
open; public; official; overt
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
health; healthy; sound; fit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
permission; approval; authorization; license
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to cause to swell; to inflame
don't worry; there's no need to worry
simply; merely; only; solely
freely; frankly; without reserve
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
author unknown; anonymous
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
founder; originator; pioneer
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono