to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
order; sequence; procedure
Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
instead; but (on the other hand)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
(arch.) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); shoots of this plant
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
full dress; formal dress; uniform
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)