prosperity; flourishing; thriving
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
ago; since; before; previous
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
immersion; being absorbed in
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
this occasion; at this time; now
undermentioned; undersigned
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
all; everyone; everybody; everything
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally