southerly (wind); from the south
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
early on; earlier on; from early
unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)
to be hot on a person's heels
stone (used for throwing)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
horizon; point where the sky meets the earth
still (continuing); as ever; further
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to ask; to enquire; to query
3000; three thousand; many
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)