to wash away; to rinse off
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to say no more; to sink into silence
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)
sending to North Korea; sending north
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
late in life; one's later years
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
feeling of a painting; atmosphere of a painting; mood of a painting; state of mind when painting; mood to paint
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
images drawn or painted on fusuma
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate