hair style; coiffure; hairdo
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
the other day; lately; recently
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
many; numerous; various; large number of
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
technique; art; skill; move
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
initiation into an art or discipline
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
poetry composed on a set theme
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stale; hackneyed; cliched
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out