grasping something with the hands

a hazy-mooned night / (archaic, obsolete) the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

(rare) Same as おぼろづきよ (oborotsukiyo) above

the third month in the lunar calendar / the month when cherry blossoms are in bloom, March

Synonym of 有明の月 (ariake no tsuki): the daybreak moon

completely, entirely, nothing but

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for maintaining and cleaning the court interior / Alternative spelling of 掃部寮

(history, government, music) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”), responsible for court musical activities

using brute strength

Moon on the second day of the lunar calendar, especially on August 2nd