still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
epistolary style (of Japanese literature)
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
manners and customs; folkways; usage
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
study; research; investigation
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa
colour component (of video signal, etc.); colour difference
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
shellfish; seashell; shell
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
directly; in person; firsthand
to squeeze out; to wring out
earthenware pot for storing indigo dye
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
hard to get; hard to come by
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
gauze (fabric); gauze texture; gauze weave
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
whatever the case; under any circumstances
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement