small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
to brighten; to grow light
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
paper-covered lamp or lantern
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
diagonal move (in the game of go)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
verbal message; word (from someone)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
imagination; supposition; guess
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
old Japanese court music; gagaku
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to marry off; to espouse to
immediate follower (of the shogun)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
to order; to command; to appoint
consequence; outcome; result; blame
difficult problem; challenge
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
rikka; formal style of ikebana
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam