community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
Chōan; Chang'an (ancient capital of China)
Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take (all of) into consideration
Genjō; Xuanzang (602-664)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
epilogue; postscript; envoi
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
overseas student; exchange student
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
trend; tendency; momentum
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
clarification; elucidation; explanation
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict