blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
root; joint; base; crotch
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to destroy; to break; to damage
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
facing south; southern exposure
railing; handrail; balustrade
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to drop; to let fall; to omit
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
many; a lot; much; multitude
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
speaking of ...; as for ...