ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
porcelain making; ceramics making; pottery making
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
residents of the capital; townsfolk
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
controlling; suppressing; quelling
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
refined taste; elegant pursuits
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
immediate effect; instant effect
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
coordinator; coordinating role
original idea; originality
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
to start; to begin; to commence
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
predicament; one's ground; one's position
unique thing; best on earth
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to set on fire; to ignite