abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
self-torturing; masochistic
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
being dependent on what the weather is like
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Japanese person; Japanese people
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
wherein; therein; thereinto
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
writing; composition; essay; sentence
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important