lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
talented person; clever person
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
scintillating; extraordinarily excellent
to pierce through; to break through
Dragon King; promoted rook
hard to get; hard to come by
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
skill; dexterity; master hand
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
technique; art; skill; move
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
information; experience; knowledge; observation
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
unique; peculiar; singular
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to be perturbed; to be agitated