elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
appears to be; apparently
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
line; queue; procession; matrix
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
to provide; to arrange; to install