Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Ten'yō era (1144.2.23-1145.7.22)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in one's own way or style
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
aforementioned (statement); preceding; at right
Kannin era (1017.4.23-1021.2.2)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
late at night; at a late hour
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
repaying a kindness; gratitude
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)