heartstrings; koto string
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
remaining snow; lingering snow
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
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
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to be dead; to be lifeless
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
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
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.)
vicissitudes; ups and downs
together; at the same time; same; identical
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building