good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
private or personal collection (of poetry)
ruler and ruled; master and servant
poem (esp. tanka); song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
new leaves; fresh verdure
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
this world; this life; world of the living
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
Sonchouhoushinnou (Prince)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
military family; warrior class
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to come back; to bloom a second time
split; division; break up
again; once more; a second time
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent