flour; meal; powder; dust
serious; not joking; straight
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
short and round sleeves of a kimono
exemplar; model; example; pattern
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
southern part; the south (of a region)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Figaro; Le Figaro (French newspaper)
founder; organizer; organiser
grand; imposing; magnificent
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)