development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
small house; thatched hut
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
deep contemplation; melancholy; gloom
to appease; to suppress; to calm
meditation; contemplation
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
mixed writing of literary Japanese and Chinese
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
vocal solo; solo recitation of traditional poetry, noh verse, etc.
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
dry riverbed; river beach
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
contemplation; meditation
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
tanka appendage to a long poem
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
metre; rhythm; musical temperament