manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
preface; foreword; introduction
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
secretary (government); director; chief
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Chinese book; Chinese classics
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement