happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
in the city; in the community
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
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
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
Kōwa era (1099.8.28-1104.2.10)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
reign of an emperor of Japan
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)
four-of-a-kind and a pair in a dealt hand
newly compiled; newly edited
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
in general; generally; usually
on the occasion of; at the time of
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
Songs to Make the Dust Dance (by Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26)); The Dance of the Dust on the Rafters
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
celebration; congratulation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement