hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to telephone; to make a phone call
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to begin; to set about; to start
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cerebral anemia; cerebral anaemia
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
businessman; industrialist
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
black lustre; black luster
farm house; country cottage
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
local color; local colour
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
setting a place; setting the table
still; as yet; as it has been
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration