Emperor Yuuryaku; Yuuryaku Tenno
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
but; however; provided that
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
posterity; future generations
pretext; pretense; pretence
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
accession to the throne; enthronement
Emperor Jomei; Jomei Tenno (593-641 CE, reigning: 629-641 CE)
poem or song written by the emperor
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
old Kanto-area folk songs
general term; generic name
true state; actual condition; reality
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
materials; data; document
Kamo no Mabuchi (1697-1769)