lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
that day; the very same day
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to run up to; to rush over
anything and everything; just about everything
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
war; fighting; fierce competition
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except "p"; in Japanese); syllable written without a dakuten or handakuten; clear sound
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
for the first time in one's life
rather; better; instead; if anything
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly