poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
wooden fence; board fence
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
rain and wind; driving rain
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
thrift; economy; frugality
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
many; much; plenty; hardly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
small cupboard on wall of tokonoma
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(arch.) girl; (arch.) young (unmarried) woman; (grown) woman; lady; (someone else's) wife
very much; exceedingly; extremely
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest