Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)
treatise on painting; essay on painting; theory of painting
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
family-oriented; familial
solitude; loneliness; isolation
adverse circumstances; adversity
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
sympathy; compassion; pity
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
zenith; divine will; providence
to become poor; to be poor
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Roche; Roches; Roesch; Roshch
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
to begin; to set about; to start
military adviser; military advisor
dock; thorough physical examination
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
public opinion; public debate; just view; fair argument; (arch.) conference at the imperial or shogunal court
form of government; system of government; polity
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)