fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
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 (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
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 (official in Nara and Heian periods)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
correction; looking over; touching up
negotiations; discussions; connection
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
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
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
shady online money-making
money rules the world; rich man's world
overripeness; full maturity; full development
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy