Su Shi (Chinese writer, 1036-1101 CE)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
one's last writing; ceasing to write
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
recreation; diversion; relaxation
15th day of the 8th lunar month
prosperity; flourishing; success
chopping board; cutting board
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)