Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
beginning; opening; start; outset
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
day that something (e.g. a venue) is available to use; day that one is available
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
phrase; phrase; strawberry
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
Hyakunin Isshu karuta; poetry cards based on the Hyakunin Isshu
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)