to jump at; to be attracted by
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
detailed drawing or picture
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
snow-white; pure; immaculate
appearance; features; looks
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
Water Boar (60th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
(arch.) armrest; desk; table
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from