peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
Shōhei era (of the Southern Court) (1346.12.8-1370.7.24)
Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338.8.17)
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
study; pursuit of knowledge
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
written imperial order (late Heian period)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
Japanese person; Japanese people
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
in the earth; in the ground; underground