to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
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
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
final; eventual; ultimate
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
powerful person; influential person
government service; the bureaucracy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
condensed milk; Soviet Union
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to hug; to clasp to one's breast