to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
children's song; nursery rhyme
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
fortune-telling; divination
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
story; tale; talk; discussion
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
1000 ri; (a) long distance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
un-; non-; negative prefix
to get; to acquire; to obtain; to be possible
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
fortune-telling; divination
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical