regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
deadly serious; deadly earnest
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to snatch from; to steal from
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
famous saying; noted haiku
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
dice; die; baton (of command)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
dry riverbed; river beach
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
being argued into silence; being left speechless
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to become desperate; to give in to despair
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
resignation; acceptance; consolation
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
energy; military strength
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia