light; easy; non-serious; minor
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
to jest; to clown (around)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
custom; habit; customary practice
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sitting in circle; round straw mat
practice; practising; training; study
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
accompanying note or letter; postscript
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned
on the point of vanishing
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
greeting; a fine thing to say
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself