height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
fine view; beautiful sight
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
sitting in circle; round straw mat
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
France; French (language)
Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
such; like that; that sort of; very
terra-cotta figure (in Qin dynasty tombs in China)
great scholar; savant; polymath
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
God; god; ace; king; superior person
the mistake of a wise man
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
a loss; a failure; a mistake; an error
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
sampling food; tasting; trying
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty