Glossary A

あ

あさる

あさる（漁る）　動他四

Describes an animal looking for food. 「草の中などに物をもとむる也」（僻案抄）

SIS: 21

あやなし

あやなし　形ク

Most dictionaries assign this word two meanings: "incomprehensible" and "useless". Takeoka Masao (古今和歌集全評釈 p 329) believes that both meanings are often in operation, resulting in something that feels useless because the meaning or reasoning behind it is incomprehensible.

GSS: 623