topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to keep secret; to conceal
(feather) duster; dusting
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
to include (a season word, place name, etc.) in a poem
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to count on one's fingers
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to be found; to be discovered
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
being good in bed; sexual performer
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
bygones; the past; past event
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
languid; weary; listless; melancholy