to fabricate a web of lies
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
slight reduction; small decrease
flatterer; smooth talker; crafty person
feeling; sense; impression
walking briskly; determinedly
approximate age; age range
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
yeast mash; yeast starter
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
in accordance with; according to
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster; cockcrow; dawn; (arch.) hour of the Ox (around 2am)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
bright sunshine; broad daylight
a line (of mountains, islands, houses, etc.); bound together
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich