(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
recommendation; endorsement
Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi); coixseed; tear grass; adlay
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
three; three years of age
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
either way; in any case; one way or another
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
three sides; small offering stand
woman; lady; adult female
satin with raised figures
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
gem; jewel; precious stone
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
main temple building; nave
in low spirits; dejected; sad
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
sunlight; rays of the Sun
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
despair; desperation; abandonment
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
gesture; sign; hand signal
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
looking pale; looking unwell