indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
novel; original; new; innovative
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
magistrate; shogunate administrator
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence