rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
deep emotion; strong feelings
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
considerably; fairly; quite
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to like; to love; to be fond of
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
contest; comparison; competition
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
person of doubtful origin
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have