classic (work, esp. book); the classics
Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352) (author of the Tsurezuregusa)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
custom; habit; customary practice
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
turtle scooping (festival game)
unseasonable; out of season
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
tortoise-shell divination
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation