dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to be worried; to be troubled
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
form of verse; verse form; poetic form
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
twice; again; second time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
hunch; foreboding; premonition
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
social; societal; societary
tendency; trend; inclination
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively