prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
rising of the tide; a beginning
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to decline (stock market)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
traveling throughout the country (travelling)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
traditional; conventional
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; Japanology; Japanese studies
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
literary world; literary circles
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
incomplete enlightenment; incompletely enlightened person
all things; all creation; universal
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality