Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
piece; fragment; one (object)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
picture drawn on a folding screen
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
before the gate; in front of the gate
camp stool; folding stool
mochi filled with red bean paste and topped with green soy flour
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap