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English: He compiled some anthologies like 'Kaensho' and 'Karinsho' as well as 'Rinyo Wakashu,' a collection of his own verses.
Japanese: 「歌苑抄」「歌林抄」などの選集を編集し、家集には「林葉和歌集」がある。
English: INPUMONIN no Daifu (ca. 1130 - ca. 1200) was a court lady and poet in the late Heian period.
Japanese: 殷富門院大輔（いんぷもんいんのだいふ、大治(日本)5年（1130年）頃？-正治2年（1200年）頃？）は、平安時代末期の女房・女流歌人。
English: She actively participated in Karin-en (poetry gatherings of court poets) that Shune held in his residence in Shirakawa.
Japanese: 俊恵が白川の自坊で主宰した歌林苑（宮廷歌人の集まり）の一人として活躍。
English: Her poems were included in the imperial anthologies from 'Senzai Wakashu' (the Collection of a Thousand Years) onwards and compiled a collection of her own verses, 'INPUMONIN no Daifushu.'
Japanese: 「千載和歌集」以下の勅撰和歌集にも入集し、家集には「殷富門院大輔集」がある。
English: No. 90: I wish I could show you how my sleeves are tainted by my tears of blood, whilst the fishermen's sleeves in Ojima remain untainted even though they are utterly drenched in water.
Japanese: 90番　見せばやな　雄島（をじま）のあまの　袖だにも　濡れにぞ濡れし　色は変わらず
English: FUJIWARA no Kiyosuke (1104 - July 17, 1177) was a court noble and poet at the end of the Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原清輔（ふじわらのきよすけ、長治元年（1104年）-治承元年6月20日(旧暦)（1177年7月17日））は、平安時代末期の公家・歌人。
English: FUJIWARA no Akikata was his older brother, the Gyobukyo (the Chief of Justice) FUJIWARA no Shigeie and FUJIWARA no Suetsune his younger paternal half-brothers, and Kensho his younger step brother.
Japanese: 同母兄藤原顕方、異母弟に藤原重家(刑部卿)、藤原季経が、義弟に顕昭がいる。
English: In 1144 his father Akisuke was commissioned by Emperor Sutoku to compile the imperial anthology, "Shika Wakashu" (the Collection of Verbal Flowers).
Japanese: 天養元年（1144年）、崇徳天皇より父顕輔が勅撰集『詞花和歌集』の撰集を命ぜられた。
English: Subsequently, disliked by his father, with no luck at promotion, he ended up with working for FUJIWARA no Tashi (Masaruko) who was Taikotaigogu taishin (officer of the internal palace of the Grand Empress Dowager) with Senior Forth Lower.
Japanese: その後も父に疎まれ、官位には恵まれずに正四位下太皇太后宮大進（藤原多子に仕えた。）に任ぜられるにとどまった。
English: In 1155 he took over his father as the organizer of Hitomaroeigu (the poetry contest in honor of Hitomaro) and succeeded the Rokujo-To family.
Japanese: 久寿2年（1155年）、父から人麻呂影供（ひとまろえいぐ）と六条藤家を継ぐ。
English: He also compiled "Kiyosukeshu" (the Selected Verses of Kiyosuke) and wrote theoretical works such as "Fukurozoshi" (also known as Fukuroshoshi) (A Book of Folded Pages), "Ogisho,"(The Book of Arcanum) and "Wakaichijisho" (A Critique of the Wakaichisho (A Poetic Anthology)).
Japanese: 家集に『清輔朝臣集』が、歌学書に『袋草紙』『奥義抄』『和歌一字抄』などがある。
English: FUJIWARA no Atsuyori (1090 - ca. 1182) was a court noble and poet in the late Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原敦頼（ふじわらのあつより、寛治4年（1090年）-寿永元年（1182年）頃？）は、平安時代後期の公家・歌人。
English: He participated and submitted verses in major poetic contests held between 1160 and 1181.
Japanese: 永暦から治承（1160年-1181年）にかけて開催された主要な歌合せに参加・出詠。
English: He also organized poetry contests held at shrines like 'Sumiyoshi-sha Shrine Poetry Contest' and 'Hirota-sha Shrine Poetry Contest.'
Japanese: また自らも「住吉社歌合」「広田社歌合」などの社頭歌合を主催している。
English: No. 82: Unrequited love would have killed me, only the anguish was so overwhelming that I could not contain my tears by Doin the Priest.
Japanese: 82番　思いわび　さても命は　あるものを　憂きに堪へぬは　涙なりけり　道因法師
English: FUJIWARA no Akisuke (1090 - June 8, 1155) was a court noble and poet in the late Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原顕輔（ふじわらのあきすけ、寛治4年（1090年）-久寿2年5月7日(旧暦)（1155年6月8日））は平安時代後期の公家・歌人。
English: Surrounded by a number of talented poets, he played an active role in many poetry gatherings and contests, including the Poetry Contest held at the North Wing of the imperial residence of Toba in 1116.
Japanese: 周辺に優れた歌人が多く、1116年（永久(元号)4年）の鳥羽殿北面歌合をはじめ歌会・歌合などで活躍。
English: He took over the Poetry Contest in Honor of Hitomaro that embodied the Rokujo Toke (the Rokujo Fujiwara family)'s poetic glory.
Japanese: 父から六条藤家の象徴である人麻呂影供（ひとまろえいぐ）を受け継いだ。
English: In 1144 he was commissioned by the Retired Emperor Sutoku to compile an imperial anthology, which was completed as "Shika Wakashu" (the Collection of Verbal Flowers) in 1151.
Japanese: 1144年（天養4年）に崇徳上皇の勅撰集撰進の命を受け、1151年（仁平元年）「詞花和歌集」を選集した。
English: FUJIWARA no Sadayori (995 - February 8, 1045) was a court noble and poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原定頼（ふじわらのさだより、長徳元年（995年）-寛徳2年1月19日(旧暦)（1045年2月8日））は平安時代中期の公家・歌人。
English: FUJIWARA no Sadayori submitted his verses to important poetry contests such as the 'Poetry Contest Hosted by Jotomonin Akiko' (1032) and 'Poetry Contest held by FUJIWARA no Yorimichi the Regent Minister of the Left' (1035).
Japanese: 長元5年（1032年）の「上東門院彰子菊合」、同8年（1035年）の「関白左大臣頼通歌合」などに出詠。
English: There is an anecdote about him in which he was ridiculed by KOSHIKIBU no Naishi for being a little frivolous.
Japanese: 少し軽薄な性格であったようで、小式部内侍にやり込められた逸話が残っている。
English: ONAKATOMI no Yoshinobu (921 - August 991) was a poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 大中臣能宣（おおなかとみのよしのぶ、延喜21年（921年）-正暦2年（991年）8月）は、平安時代中期の歌人。
English: Coming from a family of Jingikan (the Council of Shinto rituals) officers, he became a Jingitaifu (Deputy Director of the Council) with Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade), serving as the Saishu (Officer of the Grand Shrines of Ise).
Japanese: 大中臣氏は神祇官の家柄で、正四位下神祇大副（じんぎたいふ）に至り、祭主となった。
English: He submitted his verses on the occasion of Daijoe (the Ceremony of Imperial Accession) for Emperors Reizei and Enyu and his private anthology was asked for by Emperors Enyu and Kazan.
Japanese: 冷泉天皇・円融天皇の大嘗会和歌を詠進したほか、円融天皇・花山天皇に家集を召されている。
English: The following verse in the Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) is attributed to Yoshinobu: 'Just as a fire made by imperial guards flares up at night but is quenched by day, my love for you blazes up at night and torments me by day.'
Japanese: なお、百人一首に「みかきもり衛士のたく火の夜はもえ昼はきえつつ物をこそ思へ」が能宣作として入っている。
English: ONAKATOMI no Sukechika (954 - July 6, 1038) was a poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 大中臣輔親（おおなかとみのすけちか、天暦8年（954年）-長暦2年6月2日(旧暦)（1038年7月6日））は、平安時代中期の歌人。
English: In 986 he became a Monjosho (student of literature and history) and later took office as Director of the Jingikan (Council of Shinto rituals), and further promoted to the Saishu (Officer) of Ise.
Japanese: 寛和2年（986年）文章生となり、その後正三位神祇伯に至り、祭主となる。
English: He was a poet of the family of Onakatomi who produced excellent poets for generations and submitted his verses on the occasion of Daijoe (the Ceremony of Imperial Accession) for Emperors Sanjo, Goichijo, and Gosuzaku.
Japanese: 大中臣氏重代の歌人で、三条天皇・後一条天皇・後朱雀天皇の大嘗祭（だいじょうえ）和歌を詠進。
English: ISE no Taifu (also known as Osuke) (ca. 989 - ca. 1060) was a lady poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 伊勢大輔（いせのたいふ／いせのおおすけ、永祚(日本)元年（989年）頃？-康平3年（1060年）頃？）は平安時代中期の女流歌人。
English: Married to TAKASHINA no Shigeyoshi, she bore great poets like Prince Yasusuke's mother, CHIKUZEN no Menoto and MINAMOTO no Kanetoshi's mother.
Japanese: 高階成能に嫁し、康資王母、筑前乳母、源兼俊母など優れた歌人を生んだ。
English: She submitted her verses in the Court Poetry Contest in 1049 and the Spring and Autumn Poetry Contest held by Empress Kanshi (also known as Hiroko) in 1056.
Japanese: 1049年（永承4年）の内裏歌合、1056年（天喜4年）の皇后宮寛子春秋歌合に出詠している。
English: No. 61: Double cherry blossoms from the ancient city of Nara are splendidly blossoming today in the palace in Kyoto. ('Shikashu' (the Collection of Verbal Flowers), Spring 29).
Japanese: 61番　いにしへの奈良の都の八重桜けふ九重に匂ひぬるかな（「詞花集」春29）
English: Domyo (974-July 26, 1020) was a priest and poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 道命（どうみょう、天延2年（974年）-寛仁4年7月4日(旧暦)（1020年7月26日））は、平安時代中期の僧・歌人。
English: FUJIWARA no Atsutada (906 - April 18, 943) was a court noble and poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原敦忠（ふじわらのあつただ、延喜6年（906年）-天慶6年3月7日(旧暦)（943年4月18日））は平安時代中期の公家・歌人。
English: In 929 he was promoted to Sangi (Director of Palace Affairs) from Kurodogashira (Chief Chamberlain) and took the office of Gonchunagon with Jusanmi in 932.
Japanese: 蔵人頭を経て、天慶2年（929年）参議となり、同5年（932年）従三位権中納言に至る。
English: His verses in 'Gosen Wakashu' (the Later Collection of Japanese Poetry) and 'Yamato Monogatari' (the Tale of Yamato) are those of zotoka (poetic correspondence with the beloved), which he exchanged with many lady poets, including Imperial Princess Gashi (daughter of Emperor Daigo who became Saigu or Consecrated Princess of Ise).
Japanese: 和歌では、「後撰和歌集」や「大和物語」などに、雅子内親王（醍醐天皇皇女、斎宮）ほか多くの女流歌人との贈答歌が残されている。
English: He was such a great musician that after his death, the elders, seeing MINAMOTO no Hiromasa the musician of the day enjoy the popularity at court concerts, lamented, 'we never thought a mediocre musician like him could ever be respected in the way of music while Atsutada was alive.'
Japanese: 管弦では、敦忠の死後、同様に管弦の名手であった源博雅が音楽の御遊でもてはやされるのを見た老人たちが、敦忠の生前中は源博雅などが音楽の道で重んぜられるとは思いもしなかったと嘆いた、という。
English: In Nishisakamoto in Mt. Hiei he had a villa where water was drawn from the Otowa-gawa River (in Kyoto Prefecture).
Japanese: 比叡山の西坂本に音羽川(京都府)を引き入れた別業（別荘）を有していたという。
English: FUJIWARA no Asatada (910 - January 19, 967) was a court noble and poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原朝忠（ふじわらのあさただ、延喜10年（910年）-康保3年12月2日(旧暦)（967年1月19日））は平安時代中期の公家・歌人。
English: No. 44: If I never saw her again, I would neither blame her nor lament my misery.
Japanese: 44番　逢ふことの　絶えてしなくは　なかなかに　人をも身をも　恨みざらまし
English: His daughter, FUJIWARA no Bokushi (also known as Atsuko), became the wife of the Minister of the Left, MINAMOTO no Masanobu, giving birth to MINAMOTO no Rinshi who was later married to the Regent, FUJIWARA no Michinaga.
Japanese: 娘藤原穆子は左大臣源雅信の正室となり、摂政藤原道長の正室となった源倫子を生んだ。
English: This means that the Regent, FUJIWARA no Yorimichi, was Asatada's great-grandson and Emperors Goichijo and Gosuzaku were his great-great grandsons (grandsons of his grandson).
Japanese: つまり、関白藤原頼通は朝忠の曾孫、後一条天皇・後朱雀天皇の両天皇は朝忠の玄孫（孫の孫）にあたることになる。
English: FUJIWARA no Yoshitaka (954 - November 8, 974) was a court noble and poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原義孝（ふじわらのよしたか、天暦8年（954年）-天延2年9月16日(旧暦)（974年11月8日））は、平安時代中期の公家・歌人。
English: Another theory is that he killed himself because he suffered from the ugly scars left by smallpox which deformed his once celebrated beautiful face.
Japanese: 美貌で知られ、疱瘡で顔に傷痕が残って醜くなり自殺したとも言われている。
English: No. 50: I thought little of my life until I met you; yet now that I have met you I long to live longer.
Japanese: 50番　君がため　惜しからざりし　命さえ　長くもがなと　思ひけるかな
English: MINAMOTO no Tsunenobu (1016 - February 20, 1097) was a noble and waka poet who lived in the late Heian Period.
Japanese: 源経信（みなもとのつねのぶ、長和5年（1016年）-永長2年1月6日(旧暦)（1097年2月20日））は、平安時代後期の公家・歌人。
English: In 1062, he was appointed as Uchuben (Middle Controller of the Right), and became Sangi (councillor) in 1067 after working as Kurodo no To (Head Chamberlain).
Japanese: 1062年（康平3年）右中弁となり、以後蔵人頭などを経て、1067年（治暦3年）参議となる。
English: In 1091, he was appointed to Dainagon (chief councilor of state); in 1094, he was appointed to Dazai no gon no sochi, the following year in 1095, he left the capital and in 1097 he died in Dazaifu.
Japanese: 1091年（寛治5年）大納言、1094年（寛治8年）大宰権帥に任命され、翌1095年（嘉保2年）現地に下向し、1097年（承徳元年）大宰府で没している。
English: He took part in many utaawase (poetry contest) starting with the "meisho utaawase in the house of Imperial Princess Yushi" in 1041.
Japanese: 1041年（長久2年）の「祐子内親王家名所歌合」をはじめとして、多くの歌合に参加している。
English: He was called the greatest waka poet of his day, and criticized 'Goshui Wakashu' (Later Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poetry' compiled by FUJIWARA no Michitoshi over the head of Tsunenobu, by writing 'Goshui-mondo' and 'Nan-goshui.'
Japanese: 当代一の歌人とされたが、経信をさしおいて藤原通俊が撰集した「後拾遺和歌集」に対して「後拾遺問答」・「難後拾遺」を著してこれを批判した。
English: No. 71, "Yusareba kadotanoinaba otozurete ashinomaroyani akikazezofuku" (In the evening, visiting rice plants in the rice field in front of the gate, an autumn wind blows into my house.) ('Kinyo wakashu' (Kinyo Collection of Japanese poems) Autumn, 183).
Japanese: 71番夕されば門田の稲葉おとづれて芦のまろやに秋風ぞ吹く（「金葉和歌集」秋・183）
English: FUJIWARA no Mototoshi (1060-Feburary 20, 1142) was a court noble and poet of the late Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原基俊（ふじわらのもととし、康平3年（1060年）-永治2年1月16日(旧暦)（1142年2月20日））は、平安時代後期の公家・歌人。
English: Although he was from the Northern House, the main stream of the Fujiwara clan and the great-grandson of FUJIWARA no Michinaga, he was not favored with promotions and remained Jugoi (Junior Fifth Rank), Emonfu (Headquarters of the Outer Palace Guards).
Japanese: 藤原氏の主流である藤原北家の出身で藤原道長の曾孫にあるが、官位には恵まれず従五位衛門府にとどまった。
English: His debut in the world of waka poetry was late, but he contributed to uta-awase (poetry contests) not only as a composer, but also often as a judge.
Japanese: 歌壇への登場も遅かったが、歌合では作者のほか、多くの判者もつとめた。
English: In spite of your promising words "sasemo" (the name of a grass) that I had been relying on like a blessing of dewdrops, again my hopes didn't bear fruit this autumn and my life is passing by in vain. ('Senzaishu' (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years) Miscellaneous, 1023)
Japanese: ちぎりおきしさせもが露をいのちにてあはれ今年の秋もいぬめり　（「千載集」雑・1023）
English: There is a two-line Okugaki (postscript) 'Written October (old calendar) 2, in the fourth year of Eikyu (in 1116), these old eyes helped me put a period, old Mototoshi,' written by the same hand as the text on the fragment equivalent to the end of the last volume, and there is also written 'composition was completed on the same date' by a different hand.
Japanese: 下巻末にあたる部分の断簡に、本文と同筆で「永久四年（1116年）孟冬二日、扶老眼点了、愚叟基俊」と二行の奥書きがあり、さらに別筆で「おなじとし月によみはてつ」と記されている。
English: A calligraphic specimen such as this fragment, specifying the date and the writer, is quite rare among the numerous relics of the Heian period.
Japanese: このように年代と筆者が明記された書跡は、現存するおびただしい平安時代の遺品の中でも稀である。
English: MINAMOTO no Toshiyori (1055-January 29, 1129) was a official and poet of the late Heian period.
Japanese: 源俊頼（みなもとのとしより、天喜3年（1055年）-大治(日本)4年1月1日(旧暦)（1129年1月29日））は、平安時代後期の官人・歌人。
English: He was a musician who attended the Emperor Horikawa first, and later played a leading role in Horikawain's poetry circle.
Japanese: はじめ堀河天皇近習の楽人として活動したが、その後、堀河院歌壇の中心人物として活躍した。
English: He took part in a lot of uta-awase (poetry contests) both as a composer and as a judge, and also planned and promoted "Horikawain Hyakushu" (Horikawa Hundred-Poem Sequences).
Japanese: 多くの歌合に作者・判者として参加し、『堀河院百首』を企画・推進した。
English: I did pray to the Kannon (Deity of Mercy) at Hatsuse that the person who was hard on me would give her heart, but oh, strong wind blowing from Hatsuse, I did not pray that she would become harsher like you. ('Senzai Wakashu' (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years), Love(2), 707)
Japanese: うかりける人を初瀬の山おろしよ激しかれとは祈らぬものを（「千載和歌集」恋二・707）
English: Now we can see the cherry blossoms in the mountains start to bloom, and the white threads of a waterfall in the clouds. ('Kinyo wakashu', Spring, 50)
Japanese: 山桜咲きそめしより久方の雲居に見ゆる滝の白糸（「金葉和歌集」春・50）
English: Toshiyori is the only poet who was selected for both the Hyakunin Shuka and Ogura Hyakunin Isshu with different poems.
Japanese: 百人秀歌と小倉百人一首の両方に採られている歌人で、異なる歌が採られているのは俊頼のみである。
English: However, both his father Tsunenobu and his son Shune were good calligraphers, and there are many ancient pieces of Japanese calligraphy said to have been written by Toshiyori.
Japanese: しかし父の経信も子の俊恵もともに能書家であり、古筆中には俊頼の書道として伝えられるものが多い。
English: FUJIWARA no Okikaze (year of birth and death unknown) was a Japanese noble and poet of the Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原興風（ふじわらのおきかぜ、生没年不詳）は、平安時代の貴族・歌人。
English: He successively filled various local government posts such as Kozuke no kuni Gon no Daijo (Acting Senior Secretary of Kozuke Province) and Kazusa no kuni Gon no Daijo (Acting Senior Secretary of Kazusa Province), and ended as Shorokuinojo (Senior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade), Jibu shojo (Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Administration).
Japanese: 上野国権大掾、上総国権大掾と地方官を歴任し、正六位上・治部少丞に至る。
English: Although his rank was not high, he was a representative poet during the time of the "Kokin wakashu" (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems), and participated in a lot of uta-awase (poetry contests) such as the 'Kanpyo kisai no miya no uta awase' (Empress's Contest During the Reign of the Kanpyo Emperor) and the 'Teijiin Uta-awase' (Teijiin Contest).
Japanese: 官位は低かったが『古今和歌集』の時代における代表的な歌人で、「寛平后宮歌合」・「亭子院歌合」などの歌合への参加も多く見られる。
English: No. 34: Who shall I become friends with, when even the pines of Takasago are not my old friends anymore? ('Kokin wakashu' Miscellaneous I, 909)
Japanese: 34番　誰をかも　知る人にせむ　高砂の　松も昔の　友ならなくに（「古今和歌集」雑上909）
English: KIYOHARA no Fukayabu (year of birth and death unknown) was a Japanese poet of the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 清原深養父（きよはらのふかやぶ、生没年不詳）は、平安時代中期の歌人。
English: KIYOHARA no Motosuke was his grandson (there is another theory that regards him as a son), and Sei Shonagon was his great-granddaughter (another theory considers her to have been his granddaughter).
Japanese: 孫（子とする説もある）に清原元輔、曾孫（孫とする説もある）に清少納言がいる。
English: He was unfortunate in promotions, and he ended his career as Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), Takumi no Daijo in 930 after filling the posts of Takumi no Jo (Secretary of the Bureau of Skilled Artisans) in 908 and Takumi no Daijo (Senior Secretary of the Bureau of Skilled Artisans) in 923.
Japanese: 官職には恵まれず、908年（延喜8年）の内匠允、923年（延長(日本)元年）の内蔵大允等を歴任、最終的には930年（延長8年）の従五位下内蔵大允におわった。
English: However, he had a good reputation as a poet: 17 poems of his were selected for the 'Kokin wakashu' (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems).
Japanese: が、「古今和歌集」に17首の歌が入集するなど、歌人としての評価は高かった。
English: No. 36: The short summer night is already over though I thought it was evening still--where in the clouds, I wonder, will the moon stay. ('Kokin wakashu' Summer, 166)
Japanese: 36番　夏の夜は　まだ宵ながら　明けぬるを　雲のいづくに　月宿るらむ（「古今和歌集」夏166）
English: MINAMOTO no Shigeyuki (? - around 1000?) was a poet of the mid-Heian period
Japanese: 源重之（みなもとのしげゆき、?-長保2年（1000年）頃?）は、平安時代中期の歌人。
English: He served as Tachiwaki Senjo (the head of the Imperial Prince's bodyguard) while the Emperor Reizei was still the Crown Prince, and then became Sayu no shogen (Lieutenant of the Right and the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) when the prince ascended to the throne.
Japanese: 冷泉天皇が皇太子であった頃に帯刀先生（たちはきせんじょう）、天皇に即位すると左右の将監（しょうげん）なった
English: However, he was not favored with promotions after that, although he served in less important local posts such as governor of Hyuga Province, starting with provisional governor of Sagami Province in 976.
Japanese: が、その後976年（貞元元年）相模国権守を皮切りに、日向国守など地方の微官になるが官職には恵まれなかった。
English: The Hundred-Poem sequences by Shigeyuki' in his personal collection 'Shigeyuki Shu' are the oldest of among hundred-Poem sequences.
Japanese: 家集「重之集」に見える「重之百首」は、百首歌の中で最も古いものである。
English: No. 48: Just as waves striking against crags because of roaring winds are broken, only my heart shatters and I'm still thinking of you. ('Shika wakashu' (Waka Collection of Verbal Flowers), Love I, 210)
Japanese: 48番　風をいたみ　岩うつ波の　己のみ　くだけて物を　思ふころかな（「詞花和歌集」恋上210）
English: MINAMOTO no Muneyuki (year of birth unknown - January 9, 940)was a poet of the early to mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 源宗于（みなもとのむねゆき、生年不詳-天慶2年11月22日(旧暦)（940年1月9日））は、平安時代前期から中期にかけての歌人。
English: He received the family name of Minamoto and became a commoner in 894, but was not favored with promotions and remained Shoshiinoge, Ukyo no daibu (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade, mayor of the right capital district).
Japanese: 894年（寛平6年）源姓を賜って臣籍に下ったが、官位に恵まれず正四位下右京大夫にとどまった。
English: No. 28: In winter, being in a hamlet in the mountains makes me even more lonesome, now that the people who came to see me have stopped visiting and the grass in the fields has died off. ('Kokin wakashu' (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems) Winter, 315)
Japanese: 28番　山里は　冬ぞ寂しさ　まさりける　人目も草も　枯れぬと思へば（「古今和歌集」冬315）
English: OE no Chisato (year of birth and death unknown, male) was a poet and scholar of the early Heian period.
Japanese: 大江千里（おおえのちさと、男性、生没年不詳）は、平安時代前期の学者・歌人。
English: He filled various posts such as Nakatsukasa shojo (Junior Secretary of Ministry of Central Affairs), Hyobu shojo, (Junior Secretary of the Ministry of War) and Hyobu taijo (Senior Secretary of the Ministry of War), but the details are unknown.
Japanese: 中務少丞・兵部少丞・兵部大丞などを歴任しているが、詳細な官歴については不明である。
English: He took part in an uta-awase (poetry contest) in the reign of the Emperor Uda, and in 894, he composed and presented a personal collection "Kudai Waka" (Waka on Themes of Lines) (Oe no Chisato Shu) due to an imperial order from the Emperor Uda.
Japanese: 宇多天皇の頃の歌合に参加、寛平6年（894年）宇多天皇の勅命により家集『句題和歌』（大江千里集）を撰集・献上している。
English: His waka poetry is in a Confucianist style and is characterized by trying to express the lines of "Bai-Shi Wen Ji" (a collection of poems by Hakkyoi, a famous Chinese poet) using the waka style.
Japanese: 和歌は儒家風で『白氏文集（はくしもんじゅう）』の詩句を和歌によって表現しようとしたところに特徴がある。
English: * In addition to the above, it is known from the foreword of "Kudai Waka" that he also filled the posts of Iyo no gon no kami (Provisional Governor of Iyo Province) and Shikibu gon no taifu (Provisional Senior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Ceremonial).
Japanese: ※この他、『句題和歌』の詞書から伊予権守や式部権大輔を歴任していたことが知られる。
English: Starting with 10 poems selected for the "Kokin wakashu" (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems), 25 of his other poems were selected for Chokusen wakashu (anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command) afterwards.
Japanese: 『古今和歌集』の10首を始めとして、以降の勅撰和歌集に25首が入集している。
English: No. 23: Seeing the moon, somehow I become extremely melancholic, and I even feel as if the autumn has come only for me, though I know it's not so. ('Kokin wakashu' Autumn I, 193)
Japanese: 23番　月見れば　千々に物こそ　悲しけれ　わが身一つの　秋にはあらねど（「古今和歌集」秋上193）
English: MINAMOTO no Kanemasa (year of birth and death unknown) was a poet of the middle to late-Heian period.
Japanese: 源兼昌（みなもとのかねまさ生没年不詳）は、平安時代中期から後期にかけての歌人。
English: Although the year of his death is unknown, he seems to have been still alive in around 1128.
Japanese: 没年については不詳であるが大治(日本)3年（1128年）頃には生存していたようである。
English: Starting with the Kunizane-kyo ke uta-awase (poetry contest sponsored by the State Counsellor and Middle Captain Kunizane) in 1100, he contributed poems to poetry contests such as the Naidaijin FUJIWARA no Tadamichi ke uta-awase (poetry contests sponsored by the Minister of the Palace FUJIWARA no Tadamichi) in 1115, 1118, and in 1119, and played a major role in Tadamichi's poetry circle, which was subordinate to the Emperor Horikawa's poetry circle.
Japanese: 康和2年（1100年）の国信卿家歌合以下、永久(元号)3年（1115年）、元永元年（1118年）、同2年（1119年）の内大臣藤原忠通家歌合などに出詠しており、堀河天皇歌壇の下部集団である忠通家歌壇で活躍した。
English: His poetry was selected for Chokusen wakashu (anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command) including "Kinyo wakashu," "Shika wakashu" (Waka Collection of Verbal Flowers), "Senzai Wakashu" (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years), "Shin Chokusen wakashu" (New Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry), and "Shin Senzai wakashu" (New Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years).
Japanese: 『金葉和歌集』『詞花和歌集』『千載和歌集』『新勅撰和歌集』『新千載和歌集』の勅撰和歌集に和歌が入集している。
English: How many times did the barrier-keeper at the Suma checking station wake tonight at the sounds of plovers flying from the Awaji-shima Island? ('Kinyo wakashu' Winter, 288)
Japanese: 淡路島　かよふ千鳥の　鳴く声に　幾夜寝覚めぬ　須磨の関守（「金葉和歌集」冬288）
English: Nijoin no Sanuki (Sanuki of Nijoin, ca. 1141 - ca. 1217) was a poetess of the late Heian and the early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 二条院讃岐（にじょういんのさぬき、永治元年（1141年）頃?-建保5年（1217年）頃?）は、平安時代末期から鎌倉時代前期にかけての女流歌人。
English: She served the Emperor Nijo (Nijoin), and after his death she married FUJIWARA no Shigeyori.
Japanese: 二条天皇（二条院）に仕え、天皇が崩御した後、藤原重頼と結婚している。
English: In around 1190, she returned to court to attend the Emperor Gotoba's empress, Ninshi KUJO (Gishumonin), but later she became a Buddhist nun.
Japanese: 建久元年（1190年）頃、後鳥羽天皇の中宮九条任子（宜秋門院）に再出仕したが、後に出家。
English: My sleeves have not a moment to dry, just like the reefs lying offshore that cannot be seen even at low tide, although no one knows about it.
Japanese: わが袖は　潮干（しおひ）に見えぬ　沖の石の　人こそ知らぬ　乾く間もなし
English: It means, 'It is hard to live a life connected with others.
Japanese: これは「世の中を、人と関わり合いながら生きてゆくのは、苦しいものだわ。
English: When I was thinking about such things on a winter night, the first early winter shower passed by, falling on the yew-thatched roof.
Japanese: そんな思いで冬の夜を過ごしていたら、槙で葺いた屋根を叩いて初時雨が通り過ぎていった。
English: How easily the rain passes over the house of those having a difficult time.'
Japanese: 辛い思いをしている人の家の上を、なんとまあやすやすと過ぎてゆく雨だこと。」という意味である。
English: When the woman was feeling depressed over her love life, an early winter shower passed her by instead of her lover.
Japanese: 「恋愛に鬱屈しているところへ、恋人は訪れず代りにしぐれの雨が過ぎていった。