annual function; annual event
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
root; source; origin; cause
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
stairs; stairway; staircase
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
corner post; corner pillar
corner post; corner pillar; downstage right pillar (on a noh stage)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
just now; right now; at this moment
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
door; gate; opening; title page
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of