verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
feng (male Chinese firebird)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes
lifelike; exact resemblance
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
New Year's Week (festivities)
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
congratulations; greetings
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
particularly; only; in the case of
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
Japanese-style writing desk
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
being concerned about or mindful of
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
annual New Year's poetry reading
theme chosen for an imperial poetry contest
presentation of poem (to court)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
splendid tanka; splendid waka
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...