spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
remaining snow; lingering snow
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
all night; the whole night
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
music playing in imperial court
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
night watch; night guard; night shift
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
1000 ri; (a) long distance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
phantom; vision; illusion
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
main building in a Heian palace; main residence of an emperor
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
cushion; pillow; mattress
high steward; grand master
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
for the whole day; all day
gagaku training place (Heian era); place for playing instruments
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument