copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
Kōgo register; Japan's first census register (670)
Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
author unknown; anonymous
death by smoke suffocation
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta)
jelly beans; jellybeans; jelly bean; jellybean
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
romantic; spicy; coquettish
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
point getter; high scorer
seafood hot pot; seafood stew
Emperor Temmu (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
mutually; reciprocally; together
extreme sadist; very sadistic
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies