Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight
incident; affair; happening; event
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
condition; figure; appearance; voice
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
secret; private; surreptitious
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
slip of paper bearing a book's title (pasted inside the book)
Zizhi Tongjian (Chinese historiographical text, completed in 1084 CE)
on the roof; court nobles
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
Song-period neo-Confucianism (based esp. on the teachings of Zhu Xi)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
pedantry; display of learning
music for strings; string music
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
being absorbed in reading
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health