day of spring; spring sun
shoji (paper sliding door)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
food and drink; eating and drinking
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
stroll garden with a central pond; large garden best enjoyed by walking around it
by means of; due to; because of; according to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
8000; eight thousand; many
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
enormous expenditure; huge expense; huge outlay; great cost
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)