front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to be famous; to be well-known
peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
another; different; separate; discrete
purification; refining; simplification
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
archipelago; group of islands
Oshima tsumugi weave (type of pongee made in the Amami islands)
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
excellent; fine; pertinent
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
for example; for instance; e.g.