double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to approach; to draw near
one's own child; one's own children
longing for; burning desire
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
original idea; originality
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
how long; how much; to what extent
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
must not; should not; do not
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
depravity; corruption; degradation
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26); Kanbyō era
after this; from now on; hereafter; ago; since; before
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
literary criticism or theory