(skilled) tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system); poet
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to understand from experience
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
party in full swing; party at its peak
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
commander; general; leader
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
freedom; free man; free woman
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
whispering into a person's ear
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
like; liking; -like; -style
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
end of life; death; breathing one's last
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
flight; desertion; escape
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing