song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
criticism; critique; review; commentary
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta)
public telephone; pay phone
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
Tottori (city, prefecture)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
women's college; women's university
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
base; basis; bedrock; platform
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
to learn something through hearing
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
within a governmental agency; within a government building
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
disease common in middle-aged and elderly people; lifestyle disease
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
being too late; losing one's final chance
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily