to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
appreciation; admiration; enjoyment
brush and paper; written description
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
the public; the world; rivers and lakes; (arch.) secluded place; (arch.) hermit's residence
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly
travellers' inn; stage inn
silver powder; white sand
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
as if; the very thing itself
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
technique; art; skill; move
sound of wind; beautiful poetry
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
half a ri (distance measure)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
reefy coast; windswept and wave-beaten shore
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to hug; to clasp to one's breast