Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
refinement; elegance; grace
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from the viewpoint of; according to
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
operation (of a ship or aircraft route); service; navigation; flight
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical
largehearted; frank; unaffected
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted