apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
vulgarity; worldliness; worldly ambition
scroll; counter for scrolls
indeed; really; truly; very much
to wipe thoroughly; to polish well
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
Sorai; Ogyū Sorai (1666-1728; Confucian scholar)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
fabric; cloth; traditionally patterned textiles; fabric scraps
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
practice; practising; training; study
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe