paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
finish; end; completion; result
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
family-oriented; familial
pomade stick; stick pomade
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
beginning to write; beginning of a brush-stroke
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
behind; in the rear; in back
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to feel cold; to have a chill
box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept
lamentation; sorrow; grief
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
whole day and night; 24 hours
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort