seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
youthful; young; young-looking
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
some people; a few people; several people
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
final; eventual; ultimate
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
form; shape; figure; visage
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
compilation; editing; recording
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to collect; to assemble; to gather