combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
even though; despite; when
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
castle tower; keep; donjon
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
handrail; railing; banister
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
to relax; to take it easy
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied