Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
regional pickle of Kyoto made from turnip-like vegetable
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
wet nurse; nursing mother
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one by one; one at a time; in turn
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
neighbourhood; neighborhood
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
each house; every house; many houses
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
some; several; many; how many; how much; very