traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
old age; old person; the old; the aged
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sediment; hypostatis; sludge
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
interruption; suspension; break
Kashō era (848.6.13-851.4.28)
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
small; minute; tiny; squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate