generation; the world; the age
elegance; taste; refinement
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to be intimate with; to befriend
beginning to write; beginning of a brush-stroke
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
most part; greater part; majority
strange; mysterious; queer
all sorts of; all kinds of
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
point in common; common feature
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression