bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
traditional style of Japanese residential architecture
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
rikka; formal style of ikebana
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
material used for flower arrangement
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
reception room; parlor; parlour
flower arrangement in a built-up style; placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
other than; excluding; without
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
Emperor Oujin; Oujin Tenno
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)