Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
legendary beast; magical beast
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
condition; figure; appearance; voice
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
shoji (paper sliding door)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
prudence; discretion; thought
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen