fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
former years; formerly; a few years ago
old friend; old acquaintance
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
such ... as; or some such
student; follower; students and pupils
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
correction; looking over; touching up
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
island in a pond or river
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Island; insula; island; islet
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
food and clothing; living; livelihood
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
shady online money-making
money rules the world; rich man's world
overripeness; full maturity; full development
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(idle pursuit of) pleasure