solely; entirely; only; or
archer's left-wrist protector
Empress Gemmei; Gemmei Tenno (661-721 CE, reigning: 707-715 CE)
poem or song written by the emperor
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
in order; sequential; seriatim
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
festival; feast; carnival
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
festival; feast; carnival
at some point in the past; at some stage
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to speak ill of; to disparage
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
folk songs; regional ballads
old poem (esp. waka); old song
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to become clear; to be made public
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
treatment; service; handling; management