charming; fascinating; voluptuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
by; not later than; before
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
step; stride; counter for steps
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
postscript; undermentioned; described below
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to spread; to be propagated
all over Japan; throughout Japan
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...