waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
one or two; a few; small number
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
yes and no; for and against
to get thin; to taper off
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
again and again; repeatedly
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
last days; the end; one's fate
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
presumption; assumption; estimation