notice; notification; report; posting
selection of poems; selected poems
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
the said person; he; she; same surname
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
empress dowager; queen mother
ascending and descending; going up and down
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to serve; to work for; to attend
favor; patronage; being partial to; paying special attention to
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
addition; increase; Canada
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
but; however; even though; even if