to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
in that way; like that; that way
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to slide into; to slip into
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to call each other's names
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
usual; normal; stereotyped
to triumph; to be elated with success
chastity; virtue; fidelity
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
therefore; because of this; for this reason
father and mother; parents
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one