annual publication; year of publication
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
brief review; brief comment
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
inside; interior; inner part
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
hard to get; hard to come by
hundred days; lengthy time
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
manifestation (of a celestial being)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Wuxue Zuyuan; Wu-hsueh Tsu-yuan (1226-1286)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
sake (implied to be low-grade)
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)