friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
footpath between rice fields
three generations; three periods; third generation
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to make one's own; to take possession of
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
attacking party; punitive force; pursuers
making the strong even stronger
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
result; fruit (of); product (of)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
coined word; coinage; neologism
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
connection; relationship; origin; reason; motive (e.g. for an act)
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
error; mistake; slip; bug
deceptive methods; questionable means
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching