to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
Kankō era (1004.7.20-1012.12.25)
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
perpetual youth and longevity
source of river; fountainhead
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
noh mask resembling a dignified youth
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
transactions; dealings; business
inside; interior; inner part
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to take pains (doing something); to take great care