Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
ten; 10; ten years of age
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
broad overview; general survey
death (of an emperor); demise
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
almost; roughly; approximately
imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
old poem (esp. waka); old song
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)