interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
like; similar to; same as
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
archer's left-wrist protector
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
land and sea; army and navy
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
the people; the public; the world
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
shop; small store; business; firm
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
type of traditional Japanese conical hat
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
putting out the light; switching off the light