Kōgo register; Japan's first census register (670)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
author unknown; anonymous
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
creepers; trailing plants
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
kimono fabrics shop; draper
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
common reed (Phragmites australis)