Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
everything; anything; nothing
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-