ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
(writing, painting) brush
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to paint (draw) a picture
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
for the present; for the time being
day after day; day by day
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
I see; that's right; indeed
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for