Japanese and Chinese medicine; oriental medicine
goldthread (Coptis japonica)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
shōchū made from sake lees; low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
purse; change purse; wallet
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
to repaint; to paint again
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
new graduate; recent graduate
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
another thing; other things; another man's property
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)