to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
forcibly; against one's will
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
talent for poetry; poetic genius
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
colonization; colonisation
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
Nakatomi No Kamatari (614-669)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
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
reckoning from some position (e.g. point, date, etc.)
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
jumping to hasty conclusions; conjecture
revision and expansion (of a work); revision and enlargement
compiling; editing; writing
to attempt; to test; to try out
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Fujiwara No Tanetsugu (737-785.10.31)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster