bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
sudden shower; sudden downpour
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
river; stream; River; the ... river
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
founder of dynasty or sect
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
incidentally; at the same time
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus, species of Indo-Pacific perciform fish)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis