to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to throw into; to dump in together
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
medical examination; checkup; consultation
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
contemplation; meditation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
magical power; mystical force
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis