brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya (species of sedge)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
drop (e.g. of water); drip
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
person of culture; cultured person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
poetry composed on a set theme
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
Japanese pampas grass in ear
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
late at night; deep in the night