in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
prize archery; imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
old man; venerable gentleman
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
vertical part of kanmuri cap
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
imperial throne; the Crown
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
the court; palace circles; palace floor
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
potentiality; dormancy; latency
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
(arch.) to place a hat, etc. on someone's head; to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir; to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else; to use something as an excuse or a pretext
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
playing (a wind instrument); blowing
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
disapproval; disagreement