minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to comfort; to console; to amuse
lecture attendance; auditing
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)