3000; three thousand; many
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
reign of an emperor of Japan
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
both sides; two sides; double-sided
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
auspicious cloud; Keiun era (704.5.10-708.1.11); Kyōun era
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
abstract or impracticable theory