Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
letter; missive; note; mail
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
white stone; white (go pieces)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
thereupon; shortly thereafter
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
complete works; complete collection; complete series
long time; long interval; for quite some time
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
war; fighting; fierce competition
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
near oneself; close to one; familiar
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)