Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
high brow; broad forehead
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
versification; tanka poetry
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
the same age; same period
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
explanation; interpretation
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
ardent; passionate; vehement
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
Emperor Keitai; Keitai Tenno
inscription; epitaph; epigraph