place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
portrait; likeness; picture
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
ibid.; the above-mentioned publication
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
(written) work; book; writings
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
antiques; old works of art
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to arrive; to come to pass
photostat; photographic plate; photogravure
this art or field of study
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration