appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
connection; relation; linkage
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
Kume Masao (1891.11.23-1952.3.1)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
change; transformation; inversion
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
to trample flat; to beat a path
tenement house; row house
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
banknote; bill; note; paper money
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
single word; a few words; brief comment
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)