Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
the same kind; accomplice; partner
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
self-praise; praising oneself
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
(skilled) tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system); poet
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
period of youth; while young
posthumous name; posthumous title
Fuji cherry (Prunus incisa)
detailed and careful; scrupulous; meticulous; elaborate
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
line; queue; procession; matrix
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
sketching; drawing a plan; sketch
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest