patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
major earthquake; large earthquake
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
cave dwelling; troglodytism
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
squares and circles; square and round shapes
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
depending on; dependent on
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
clothes; clothing; garments
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
... and eastward; east of
gem; jewel; precious stone
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
eternal; unlimited; endless
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
inside; interior; inner part
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum