to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Fujiwara No Hidehira (1033-1187)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
southern part; the south (of a region)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
feng (male Chinese firebird)
good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
even though; despite; when
flood; freshet; inundation
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear