Japanese-style writing desk
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
(writing, painting) brush
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
kindness; intimacy; friendship
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
Edo period inspection of rice plants
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
anything and everything; just about everything
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
to overflow; to brim over; to flood