taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
wind and string instruments; music
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music; literature and music
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
wandering; rambling; roaming
journey; route of a journey
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
long (time); protracted; prolonged
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to search for; to seek for; to look for
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively