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˜a•¶

Tyler (2001), (with page #)

Seidensticker (1975)

Waley
(1925-33)

McCullough (1994)

Suematsu (1882)

1

‹Ëšâ(‚«‚è‚‚Ú)

Kiritsubo

The Paulownia Pavilion 1

The Paulownia Court

Kiritsubo

Kiritsubo

The Chamber of Kiri

2

›â–Ø(‚Í‚Í‚«‚¬)

Hahakigi

The Broom Tree 19

The Broom Tree

The Broom-Tree

The Broom Tree

The Broom-like Tree

3

‹óä(‚¤‚‚¹‚Ý)

Utsusemi

The Cicada Shell 45

The Shell of the Locust

Utsusemi

 

Beautiful Cicada

4

—[Šç(‚ä‚Ó‚ª‚Ù)

Yûgao

The Twilight Beauty 53

Evening Faces

Yugao

Yûgao

Evening Glory

5

ŽáŽ‡(‚í‚©‚ނ炳‚«)

Wakamurasaki Young Murasaki 81

Lavender

Murasaki

Young Murasaki

Young Violet

6

––“E‰Ô(‚·‚ï‚‚ނ͂È)

Suetsumuhana The Safflower 111

The Safflower

The Saffron-Flower

 

Saffron Flower

7

g—t‰ê(‚à‚Ý‚À‚Ì‚ª)

Momiji no ga Beneath the Autumn Leaves 133

An Autumn Excursion

The Festival of Red Leaves

A Celebration Amid Autumn Leaves

Maple Fête

8

‰Ô‰ƒ(‚Í‚È‚Ì‚¦‚ñ)

Hana no en Under the Cherry Blossoms 153

The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms

The Flower Feast

 

Flower-Feast

9

ˆ¨(‚ ‚Ó‚Ð)

Aoi

Heart-to-Heart 163

Heartvine

Aoi

Aoi

Hollyhock

10

Œ«–Ø(‚³‚©‚«)

Sakaki

The Green Branch 191

The Sacred Tree

The Sacred Tree

 

Divine Tree

11

‰ÔŽU—¢(‚Í‚È‚¿‚邳‚Æ)

HanachirusatoFalling Flowers 221

The Orange Blossoms

The Village of Falling Flowers

 

Villa of Falling Flowers

12

{–(‚·‚Ü)

Suma

Suma 227

Suma

Exile at Suma

Suma

Exile at Suma

13

–¾Î(‚ ‚©‚µ)

Akashi

Akashi 255

 

 

Akashi

Akashi

Akashi

Exile at Akashi

14

àY•W(‚Ý‚ð‚‚­‚µ)

Miotsukushi

The Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi 279

Channel Buoys

The Flood Gauge

 

The Beacon

15

–H¶(‚æ‚à‚¬‚Ó)

Yomogiu

A Waste of Weeds 299

The Wormwood Patch

The Palace in the Tangled Woods

 

Over-grown Mugwort

16

ŠÖ‰®(‚¹‚«‚â)

Sekiya

At the Pass 313

The Gatehouse

A Meeting at the Frontier

 

Barrier House

17

ŠG‡(‚ï‚ ‚Í‚¹)

Eawase

The Picture Contest 319

A Picture Contest

The Picture Competition

 

Competi-tive Show of Pictures

18

¼•—(‚܂‚©‚º)

Matsukaze

Wind in the Pines 331

The Wind in the Pines

The Wind in the Pine-Trees

 

 

19

”–‰_(‚¤‚·‚®‚à)

Usugumo

Wisps of Cloud 345

A Rack of Cloud

A Wreath of Cloud

 

 

20

’©Šç(‚ ‚³‚ª‚ð)

Asagao

The Bluebell 363

The Morning Glory

Asagao

 

 

21

­—(‚ð‚Æ‚ß)

Otome

The Maidens 377

The Maiden

The Maiden

 

 

22

‹Êé¡(‚½‚Ü‚©‚Âç)

Tamakazura

The Tendril Wreath 405

The Jeweled Chaplet

Tamakatsura

 

 

23

‰‰¹(‚͂‚Ë)

Hatsune

The Warbler's First Song 429

The First Warbler

The First Song of the Year

 

 

24

ŒÓ’±(‚±‚Ä‚Ó)

Kochô

Butterflies 439

Butterflies

The Butterflies

 

 

25

Œu(‚Ù‚½‚é)

Hotaru

The Fireflies 453

Fireflies

The Glow-Worm

 

 

26

í‰Ä(‚Æ‚±‚È‚Â)

Tokonatsu

The Pink 465

Wild Carnations

A Bed of Carnations

 

 

27

⾉Î(‚©‚ª‚è‚Ñ)

Kagaribi

The Cressets 479

Flares

The Flares

 

 

28

–앪(‚Ì‚í‚«)

Nowaki

The Typhoon 485

The Typhoon

The Typhoon

 

 

29

sK(‚Ý‚ä‚«)

Miyuki

The Imperial Progress 497

The Royal Outing

The Royal Visit

 

 

30

“¡ŒÑ(‚Ó‚À‚΂©‚Ü)

Fujibakama

Thoroughwort Flowers 513

Purple Trousers

Blue Trousers

 

 

31

^–Ø’Œ(‚Ü‚«‚΂µ‚ç)

Makibashira

The Handsome Pillar 523

The Cypress Pillar

Makibashira

 

 

32

”~Ž}(‚¤‚ß‚ª‚¦)

Umegae

The Plum Tree Branch 545

A Branch of Plum

The Spray of Plum-Blossoms

 

 

33

“¡— —t(‚Ó‚À‚Ì‚¤‚ç‚Î)

Fuji no uraba

New Wisteria Leaves 559

Wisteria Leaves

Fuji No Uraba

 

 

34

ŽáØã(‚í‚©‚È‚¶‚Ⴄ)

Wakana 1

Spring Shoots I 575

New Herbs: Part One

Wakana, Part I

 

 

35

Žá؉º(‚í‚©‚È‚°)

Wakana 2

Spring Shoots II 625

New Herbs: Part Two

Wakana, Part II

New Herbs: Part Two

 

36

”–Ø(‚©‚µ‚Í‚¬)

Kashiwagi

The Oak Tree 673

The Oak Tree

Kashiwagi

 

 

37

‰¡“J(‚悱‚Ô‚¦)

Yokobue

The Flute 695

The Flute

The Flute

 

 

38

—é’Ž(‚·‚¸‚Þ‚µ)

Suzumushi

The Bell Cricket 707

The Bell Cricket

 

 

 

39

—[–¶(‚ä‚Ó‚¬‚è)

Yûgiri

Evening Mist 717

Evening Mist

Yugiri

 

 

40

Œä–@(‚Ý‚Ì‚è)

Minori

The Law 753

The Rites

The Law

The Rites

 

41

Œ¶(‚܂ڂ낵)

Maboroshi

The Seer 765

The Wizard

Mirage

 

 

 

‰_‰B(‚­‚à‚ª‚­‚ê)

Kumogakure

Vanished into the Clouds 781

 

 

 

 

42

“õ‹{(‚É‚Ù‚Ó‚Ý‚â)

Niou miya

The Perfumed Prince 783

His Perfumed Highness

Niou

 

 

43

g”~(‚±‚¤‚΂¢)

Kôbai

Red Plum Blossoms 793

 

The Rose Plum

Kobai

 

 

44

’|‰Í(‚½‚¯‚©‚í)

Takekawa

Bamboo River 803

Bamboo River

'Bamboo River'

 

 

45

‹´•P(‚Í‚µ‚Ђß)

Hashihime

The Maiden of the Bridge 827

The Lady at the Bridge

The Bridge Maiden

 

 

46

’Å–{(‚µ‚Ђª‚à‚Æ)

Shiigamoto

Beneath the Oak 847

Beneath the Oak

At the foot of the Oak-Tree

 

 

47

‘Šp(‚ ‚°‚Ü‚«)

Agemaki

Trefoil Knots 869

Trefoil Knots

Agemaki

 

 

48

‘˜n(‚³‚í‚ç‚Ñ)

Sawarabi

Bracken Shoots 915

Early Ferns

Fern-Shoots

 

 

49

h–Ø(‚â‚ǂ肬)

Yadorigi

The Ivy 927

The Ivy

The Mistletoe/

The Mistletoe (continued)

 

 

50

“Œ‰®(‚ ‚Â܂â)

Azumaya

The Eastern Cottage 973

The Eastern Cottage

The Eastern House

 

 

51

•‚M(‚¤‚«‚Ó‚Ë)

Ukifune

A Drifting Boat 1007

A Boat upon the Waters

Ukifune

 

 

52

å‘åx(‚©‚°‚ë‚Ó)

Kagerô

The Mayfly 1045

The Drake Fly

The Gossamer-Fly

 

 

53

ŽèK(‚Ä‚È‚ç‚Ð)

Tenarai

Writing Practice 1075

At Writing Practice

Writing-Practice

 

 

54

–²•‚‹´(‚ä‚ß‚Ì‚¤‚«‚Í‚µ)

Yume no ukihashi

The Floating Bridge of Dreams 1111(~20)

The Floating Bridge of Dreams

The Bridge of Dreams

 

 

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The chart was created by Lawrence Marceau (University of Delaware).
Edited for pmjs site by Michael Watson.