Kan-shi Meiku Jiten (Dictionary of Famous Chinese Poems) by Tadashi Kamata and Torataro Yoneyama, published by Taishukan Shoten # Same-day shipping Comes with a slipcase. The interior is like new, with no writing or highlighting. This is a major anthology that selects over 1100 exquisite famous lines from Chinese poems, ranging from the "Book of Songs" to Lu Xun, and from Japan's "Kaifuso" to Soseki. The content is categorized by themes such as seasons, beauty, scholarship, longing, life philosophy, and nostalgia. Each line includes the reading, interpretation, and appreciation, along with the original poem. Appendices include "About Chinese Poetry," "Author Commentary," "Source Commentary," and "Chronological Table of Chinese Poetry," with numerous indexes for comprehensive coverage. A total of 1109 famous Chinese poems and 920 original poems are included, representing 280 authors (199 from China and 81 from Japan). As the title "Dictionary of Famous Chinese Poems" suggests, it presents famous couplets from five-character and seven-character poems as headings, along with their interpretations and the complete original poems and partial translations. The complete translations of the original poems are helpful for beginners, and conversely, by feeling the general meaning without being bound by preconceived notions, one can better appreciate the flavor of the poems. We do not have pets, and we are non-smokers.