doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
ceramics; ceramic industry
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
distant; remote; isolated
change; transition; vicissitudes
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
inlay; inlaying; damascening
hollow relief (carving); gloomy and cold
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
etc.; et cetera; and so on
Japan's best; number one in Japan
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
aforementioned; above-mentioned
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
many; much; plenty; hardly
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
progress; advance; improvement; development