Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
while; even though; despite
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
at that time; in those days
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)
those (near the second person)
to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth month of the lunar calendar
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
setting moon; moon setting in the West
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)