thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
and; thereupon; because of that
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
go that far; to that extent
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)