to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

a monkey (primate) / Short for 日本猿 (Nihonzaru, “Japanese macaque”). / (loosely) an ape (animal)

to be overshadowed, obscured, shaded, obscured / to darken / to worsen, to be gloomy

shadows of large rocks

陽炎: (archaic) heat shimmer, heat haze

寡言: reticence, taciturnity / 加減: addition and subtraction; adjustment, moderation; degree, amount (of seasoning, heating, etc.); physical condition, how one is feeling / 下弦: (moon's) last quarter

嘉元: Kagen era (1303.8.5-1306.12.14)

(archaic, possibly obsolete) a monkey