salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
spring day; spring sunlight
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
on board a ship; aboard a ship
empress's residence; empress
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
afterword; epilogue; postscript
bedside; near one's pillow
one's person; around one's person
note; memorandum; holding oneself back
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
job title; name of one's position
clear; distinct; evident; definite
erudition; extensive learning
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to differ depending on ...
random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
all sorts of; all kinds of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dawn; daybreak; beginning
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret