straw lid covering either end of a rice container
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
middle of the night; dead of night
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
bill collection; bill collector
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ten; 10; ten years of age
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
Fujiwara Kanesuke (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to do together; to share; to participate in
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Ōtoku era (1084.2.7-1087.4.7)