person of culture; cultured person
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
reflective water surface; reflecting water
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
loving to sing (a song); singing with great fondness
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
named after; associated with; connected with
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to set (sun); to become dark
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
going to sleep; falling asleep; sleeping
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to take someone's life; to kill someone