to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
miser; niggard; cheapskate
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
government official; clerk
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
to dye; to colour; to color
to be conspicuous; to stand out
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
Houjou Tokiyori (1227-63)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
oracle; revelation; divine message
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)