military book; war history
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
printed; published; noted or mentioned (in a publication)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
the original; original copy; script
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
personal opinion; selfishness
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
quite; utterly; really; completely
Kamo no Mabuchi (1697-1769)
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)
commencing with; including
large number (of); many; majority
discuss thoroughly; deal exhaustively with
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
poetic style typical of Man'yōshū
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.