minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
tag; slip; label; sticker
brine shrimp (Artemia salina)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
reading aloud; recitation
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to go out and away; to leave
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
using as an intermediary; through
to spread; to be propagated
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
suggestion; hint; implication
royal capital; imperial capital