consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to know (someone); to think; to believe
relation; connection; affinity
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
countenance; features; looks
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
sleeping away from home; overnight stay when traveling
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to make one's rounds; to patrol
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...