barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
common reed (Phragmites australis)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
Oyudono no ue no nikki (Collection of diaries on the daily life in the imperial court)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
well-known; noted; celebrated
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
compilation; editing; recording
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
invisibly; secretly; privately
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
man of letters; literary man
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
(written) work; book; writings
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
morality; moral principles
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits