purse; handbag; pocketbook
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
lately; recently; these days
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
sudden impulse; passing fancy
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
free-standing house; clump (e.g. of trees); group
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
the good and the beautiful
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
refined taste; elegant pursuits
construction; architecture (of buildings)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to reflect; to throw back light
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
common camellia (Camellia japonica)