sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
husband and wife; married couple
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
being in office; holding a position; employment; service
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
association of like-minded people
start of a romance; beginning of love
sexual intercourse; sexual liaison; intimacy
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
preparation; arrangements
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
success; achievement; fruition
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
preface; introduction; preamble
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
deputy head teacher; vice principal
study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
reading aloud; recitation
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
interruption; suspension; break
trouble; bother; annoyance