pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to die (of the emperor, etc.)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
increasing the number of stitches (knitting)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
hermitage; retreat; retirement; seclusion
history and biography; historical material
pretext; pretense; pretence
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
Nin'an era (1166.8.27-1169.4.8)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
the whole mountain; all the mountains
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to send a message; to write to
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
scenery; scene; landscape