title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
(social) position; status
the present year; at that time
product; produce; result; fruit
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
playful literature originating from haiku
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
anecdote; brief (comic) story
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
that kind; competition; match
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
leading (movement, revolution, etc.); guiding; instructing in Buddhism; converting (someone) to Buddhism; advocacy
adviser; advisor; consultant
journal; magazine; periodical
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
publish; start (new) publication
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)