hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to take over; to hand over
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
besides; moreover; in addition
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
both hands; both arms; ten
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
established practice; custom
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
state of mind; (one's) mental state
autumn festival; fall festival
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
on that occasion; at that time
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
chrysanthemum sake; rice wine infused with chrysanthemum, served on the Chrysanthemum Festival (September 9); strong mirin, typical of Kaga and Higo provinces
to set on fire; to ignite
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
reign of an emperor of Japan
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
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce