to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sympathy; compassion; pity
to take (be in) charge of
marking; grading; scoring
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
each house; every house; many houses
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
river; stream; River; the ... river
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout