Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
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)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
second month of the lunar calendar
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
in the earth; in the ground; underground
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
book of poetry; The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
will not do; do not; does not
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case