to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
colonization; colonisation
family; relatives; dependents; household
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
technically accomplished; technical; polished
large number (of); many; majority
drama; play; Chinese opera
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Nakatomi No Kamatari (614-669)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
approximate age; age range
to rank next to; to come after
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
Emperor Daigo; Daigo Tenno (885-930 CE, reigning: 897-930 CE)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation